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Church

Ballygunnertemple, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ballygunnertemple, 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
Ballygunnertemple
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Marys Chapel (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
St. Marys Chapel (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.22787, -7.04037
SMR number
WA018-015001-

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a slight S-facing slope. The parish church of Ballygunner is within a subrectangular graveyard (max. dims. c. 60m E-W; c. 35-55m N-S) defined by masonry walls, but a stone-faced scarp (H 1-1.2m) inside the perimeter at S may indicate an older perimeter. The parish was united with Ballynakill parish in 1609 (Mulholland 1980, 43-4), and a new church was built by 1615 (Power 1913, 116). However, the present church was probably built as a C of I chapel-of-ease after that date, although it was abandoned by 1745 when burial commenced within the church. The church is a rectangular structure (ext. dims. 10.8m E-W; 6.05m N-S) with good quoins and walls (T 0.55m) that survive complete with an altered W doorway (Wth 1.55m), which has a brick arch. There is evidence for four (possibly five) round-headed, wooden-framed windows (Wth 1.25m). (Power 1890-91, 481)

Mullholland, J. (1980) A checklist of Church of Ireland places of worship in County Waterford, Decies, No. 14, 43-9.
Power, Rev. P. (1890-91) The ancient ruined churches of Co. Warterford. JRSAI 20-21, 475-82.
Power, Rev. P. (1913) Material condition of the churches of Waterford. WAJ 16, 114-21.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 08 November 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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