Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Dunneill, County Sligo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunneill
- County
- Sligo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins)
- Coordinates
- 54.24565, -8.86531
- SMR number
- SL012-036001-
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 4. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located within a graveyard (SL012-036002-). Late medieval church, which gave its name to the parish of Kilmacshalgan, associated with a 13th century friary which continued in use until the friars were expelled by Cromwell (OS Name Books, 120). It was 'repaired' in 1615 and used as a Protestant place of worship until 1812 (O'Rorke 1890, 411; Kilgannon 1926, 297). Situated in level, lowlying pasture at the base of a NE-facing slope. Oriented WNW-ESE, the church is described here according to the E-W convention. It is rectangular in plan (ext. dims. c. 18m WNW-ESE; 7.53m NNE-SSW; Wall T 0.65-1m), with walls constructed of mortared limestone. In the E wall is a tall, rounded-headed window (H c. 3m). In the W wall is a blocked-up rectangular window above a recently renovated arched doorway. On the S side of the doorway is a drawbar socket. In the N wall are three, now blocked-up, large rectangular windows, each topped with a low arches of voussoirs. In the S wall are three featureless rectangular windows. The church is densely overgrown with ivy and brambles.
Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan
Date of revised upload: 12 November 2019
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Earthworkunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Barrow - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.