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Church

Ballylaneen, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ballylaneen, 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
Ballylaneen
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Cathair Breac Church (Site of)
Coordinates
52.16944, -7.40993
SMR number
WA024-037001-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated at the crest of an E-facing slope. This is the parish church of Ballylaneen within a circular graveyard (diam. 60m) defined by a drystone wall (Wth 1-1.7m; H 0.8-1.3m) or a stone-faced field bank. There is cairn material (dims. 5.5m x 3m; H 0.4m) internally to the SE of the centre but there is no visible remains of a church or of burial. A font (WA024-037003-), now at Ballylaneen graveyard (WA024-025002-) c. 600m to the NE, was probably removed from here (O'Flanagan 1929, 26). (Power 1896, 200-201)

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: Nichael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 9th May, 2011.

References

Power, Rev. P. 1896 The ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 2, 2-15, 195-208.

O'Flanagan, Rev. 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. Bray.

Nearby in the register

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

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