Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a knoll of rock outcrop on top of a hill. The possible parish church of Kilcaragh which was regarded as part of Ballygunner parish by the early 17th century (Anon. 1902, 112). It is depicted as a rectangular structure (dims. c. 20m E-W; c. 8m N-S) on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It was dedicated to St Cathrach or St Carthage (Power 1890-1, 478), but apparently had no graveyard according to J. O'Donovan writing c. 1840 (O'Flanagan 1929, 11). It is not visible at ground level and although there is no record of the church or enclosure, it is reputed locally to have been a large site (Power 1890-91, 478).

Anon. (1902) Documents illustrating the history of Waterford: 1 - The Protestant diocese of Waterford in 1615. WAJ 8, 103-19.
O'Flanagan, M. (Compiler) (1929) Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Waterford collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1841. Typescript. Bray.
Power, Rev. P. (1890-91) The ancient ruined churches of Co. Warterford. JRSAI 20-21, 475-82.

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.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 08 February 2011