Church

The National Monuments Service's description

On a W-facing slope, running down to the River Suir c. 200m to the W, in rolling pasture. The church (ext. dims. 9.2m N-S at E end and 9.8m N-S at W end; 17.5m E-W) is located in the NW quadrant of a roughly rectangular graveyard (TS088-011003-). It is composed of roughly coursed limestone, with some sandstone boulders. It is aligned E-W with opposing round-headed doorways in the N and S walls (wall H 3.5m; T c. 1.05m). The embrasure of the S doorway (H 2.3m; Wth 1.67m) has been repaired and the N doorway (H 2.15m; H 1.93m) has been blocked up. The W gable (L 9.8m; H c. 8m) is obscured by ivy, with an opening at attic level, possibly a central light. The E end of the S wall has been rebuilt. The E gable (H 2m) appears to have been built later, the church probably being longer originally. According to the OS Letters the E gable was totally destroyed and a new E wall was built 'to shut up the Church for a burial place' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 25).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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.