Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Curraghmore, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Curraghmore
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Site of Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church on Site of Church
- Coordinates
- 52.30045, -7.35097
- SMR number
- WA008-002001-
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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 on a SW-facing slope of Tower Hill. The parish church of Clonagam, which was impropriate to St. Catherine's Abbey in Waterford city (WA009-005029-) in 1540 (White 1943, 343). The present C of I church was built in 1741 (Power 1895b, 251-2) and perhaps rebuilt in 1794 (Ryland 1824, 282-3) on the site of an older foundation which is no longer visible at ground level. It is within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 90m N-S; c. 50m E-W) defined by a masonry wall.
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: 3rd November, 2010. Compiled by: Michael Moore
References
Power, Rev. P. 1895 The ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 1, 133-41, 162-72, 247-53.
Ryland, Rev. R.H. 1824 The history, topography and antiquities of the city and county of Waterford. London. John Murray.
Nearby in the register
- Wall monument (present location)under 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Stone sculpture - iconicunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.