Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Corcoransacres, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Corcoransacres
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Templeboy Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 54.26406, -8.75559
- SMR number
- SL012-025001-
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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
Situated in lowlying, poorly-drained pasture, within a graveyard (SL012-025002-). The OS Letters (1836, 310 (127-8)) recorded that 'Templeboy' is an anglicization of 'Teampall Buidhe', 'the church of St. Baothain' who was the patron saint of the parish. Late medieval church (ext. dims. 19.3m E-W; 7.15m N-S - Wall T 0.74m) incorporating the W wall of an earlier church. The E wall has a slight external base batter. Slightly off-centre in the E wall is a tall ogee-headed, lancet window. The W wall is constructed of large blocks, typical of the early medieval period. It contains a blocked-up lintelled doorway. This type of masonry is also present in the W end of the N wall. Close to the W end of the N wall is an internally recessed doorway. The S wall is poorly preserved and is apparently featureless. O'Rorke (1889, 404-5) recorded a holy well (SL012-025006-) dedicated to St. Molaisse, located close to the church.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of upload: 19 January 2011
References
O'Rorke, T. 1889 (Reprint 1986) The history of Sligo: town and county, 2 vols. Dublin. J. Duffy and Co. Ltd.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.