Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Ballingarry, County Limerick, Ireland
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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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, 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
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.