Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Creggane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Creggane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Hackmys Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Hackmys Church (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.38646, -8.67342
- SMR number
- LI047-030001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Westropp (1904-5, 423) recorded the following details about Hackmy's Church also known as Kilcommon or Kilcoyn; 'Hackmys or Kilcoyn. A parish. Phil, de Prendergast and Henry de Capella had suit about tenements in Acmys, 1297; Sybilla, widow of said Henry, claimed thirds of Akynnys in Ocarbry, 1309 (Plea R. 34 of xxv Ed. I, and Reliq. Repert., p. 32); Keilchuain de Achinis, 1410; Hakmys, alias Kylcommon, 1418; Kilcoyn, alias Haknis, 1615. It was from early times united to Kilpeacon. Site - Forgotten'.
Only the partial remains of a curving ditch belonging to the graveyard (LI047-030002-) in which stood the site of Kilcoyn/Kilcommon Church, annotated 'Hackmy's Church (Site of)' on OS maps is visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 June 2019
References
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.