Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Laurencetown South, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Laurencetown South
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- (Site of) Rossard Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Rossard Church (site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.36546, -8.51435
- SMR number
- LI048-050----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
No surface remains visible of Rossard Church. Westropp (1904-5, 425) recorded the following details about Laurencetown or Rossard Church which was dedicated to the Blessed Virgin Mary; 'Nova villa Laurentiston et Effyng, 1296 (Plea R.). 1655 (C. S., p. 21). Site - The trace of a church remains, and is marked on 1840 map'.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 26 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.
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.