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Church

Girley, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Girley, County Meath, 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
Girley
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Old Church
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
53.66605, -6.92435
SMR number
ME023-015----

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a rise in an undulating landscape. A church at Girley is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302-06) of Pope Nicholas IV (Cal. doc. Ire. 5, 260). Ussher (1622) describes the church and chancel as ruined (Erlington 1847-64, 1, lxxxix). According to Dopping’s Visitation (1682-5) the church, dedicated to St. Margaret, was in ruins and the graveyard was not enclosed (Ellison 1973, 9). The parish church of Girley is withIn a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 65m ENE-WSW; c. 35-40m NNW-SSE) defined by masonry walls. Only part of the W wall with a wide entrance and buttresses survives. The remains are probably 18th century in date. Some cut stone from windows of a late medieval church (ME023-015003-) are incorporated into the graveyard wall near the entrance. Part of a high cross (ME023-022----) is recorded from the graveyard.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987), No. 1408. In this instance the entry has been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Revised by: Paul Walsh/Michael Moore

Date of upload: 16 December 2014

References

Erlington, C. R. (ed.) 1847-64 The whole works of the most Reverend James Ussher. 17 vols. Hodges and Smith, Dublin

Cal. doc. Ire. - Calendar of documents relating to Ireland 1171-1307, ed. H.S. Sweetman (5 vols., London, 1875-86).

Ellison, Rev. C. C. 1971-5 Bishop Dopping's Visitation Book 1682-5, Ríocht na Mídhe, 5, 1, 28-39; 5, 2, 3-13; 5, 3, 3-11; 5, 4, 98-103; 6, 1, 3-13.

Nearby in the register

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

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