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Church

Curraghnagarraha, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Curraghnagarraha, County Waterford, 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
Curraghnagarraha
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Fenoagh Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Fenoagh Church (Site of)
Coordinates
52.31996, -7.37566
SMR number
WA003-034001-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

The parish church of Fenoagh is situated at the N crest of the Suir escarpment. The grass-covered foundations of a rectangular structure (int. dims. 14.7m E-W; c. 6.4m N-S) defined by a grass-covered wall (H 0.2-0.4m; T 0.5-0.7m) and cairn material are within a circular graveyard (int. diam. 42.7m N-S; 40.7m E-W) defined by a stone-faced, earth and stone bank with a hedge. Blackett (1860-61, JRSAI, 8) recorded a possible ogham stone at this site which was never interpreted and has since disappeared (Anon. 1868-9); it is unlikely to have been genuine (Macalister 1909, 295; 1945, vol. 1, 294). Burial dates from the the late 18th to the mid 19th century, but there is a headstone to James Bryan dated 1701.

Anon. (1868-9) Proceedings. JRSAI 10, 161-2, 348-9.
Blackett, W. R. (1860-61) Letter published with 'The minutes of the Annual General Meeting of the Kilkenny and south-east of Ireland Archaeological Society 1860. JRSAI 6, 7-9.
Macalister, R. A. S. (1909) The ogham stones near Clonmel and Carrick-on-Suir. JRSAI 39, 294-6.
Macalister, R. A. S. (1945) (reprint 1949) Corpus inscriptionum insularum Celticarum, 2 vols. Stationery Office, Dublin.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 24 May 2010.

Nearby in the register

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

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