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Church

Ballingarry, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ballingarry, County Limerick, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Ballingarry
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins) (1928)
Coordinates
52.38265, -8.37536
SMR number
LI049-107001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

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

Westropp (1904-5, 452-3) recorded the following details about Ballingarry Church also known as Garth; 'Garthegrifnn, in Natherlach, 1291; Garthe, in Natherlagh, 1302. Alicia, widow of Griffin de Rupe, had a suit about lands, a mill, turbary, and pasture in Garthegriffin and Olethere, Kilboygnam, and O'Tran; elsewhere given as Garthegriffen, in Olehere; Foxnoceston, in Any; and Olethill, in Kilboynagh, 1294-7 (Plea R. 22 of xxv Ed. I, m. 48; 32, m. 7,and 36 of xxvi, m. 20). Ballingarrie Church, 1607 (Pat. R.). "There is noe habitacon or other thing remarkable in this parish, save only a mill seate and the walls of a church upon the lands of Ballingarry," 1656 (D.S. (A), 53). Fabric - The west gable of a rude ruined church near SS. Peter's and Paul's Well [LI049-108----], 20 feet 3 inches [6.2m] wide : featureless'.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 26 June 2019

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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