Church

The National Monuments Service's description

On a SW-facing slope, just below top of ridge, in undulating terrain in rough pasture. The church, named 'Templemacduagh', is aligned ESE-WNW, of limestone rubble, randomly coursed, with an ext. base-batter (Wth 0.18m; H 1.15m) on the E gable. According to the OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 2, 174-5), only the E gable and E portion of the N wall survived 1840. The remaining N, W and S walls of the church (dims. 6.3m x 14.12m; wall T 0.48-0.86m) have been rebuilt to a height of 1.75m, though the E end of the S wall is only composed of loose rubble. According to Hassett (1990, 40), it was probably rebuilt to inter the daughter of John Lanley of nearby Knockanglass House. A doorway (Wth 1m) was built in the S wall. In the centre of the E gable there is a plain ogee-headed single-light window. There are remains of the altar at the N end of the E gable. Render on internal walls appears to be late in date as it is on the rebuilt S and W walls. The NE and NW angles have also been rebuilt. There is a limestone jamb fragment with chamfered edge in the interior. The 'Temple' element in the name of church and the presence of a curving enclosure (TS062-041001-) suggests that this is an early medieval foundation.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 14 October 2014

References

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1930 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Tipperary collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1840. Bray.

Hassett, J. J. (ed.) 1990 The history & folklore of Killenaule-Moyglass. FÁS project in association with Killenaule/Moyglass Community History Committee.