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Church

Islandikane South, County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Islandikane South, 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
Islandikane South
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church (in ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins)
Coordinates
52.14024, -7.22078
SMR number
WA026-033001-

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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

Situated on a gentle S-facing slope at the NW corner of a small rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 20m E-W; c. 20m N-S). This is the parish church of Islandikane which was a rectory of the Knights Hospitallers of Kilbarry (WA017-003001-) in 1541 and is described as in ruins by 1615 (Anon. 1902, 113; Nolan 1984, 47). It is an undifferentiated structure (ext. dims. 17.8m E-W; 7.45m N-S) surviving almost complete with quoins, and a slight base-batter on the W and S walls. There are destroyed entrances towards the W end of the N and S walls, and a petal-decorated piscina in a pointed aumbry in the S wall. There is a large E window with smaller windows in the W gable and towards the E end of the N and S walls, all of which are destroyed. (Power 1895b, 138-9)

Anon. (1902) Documents illustrating the history of Waterford: 1 - The Protestant diocese of Waterford in 1615. WAJ 8, 103-19.
Nolan, T. (1984) Listing of Monastic possessions in Waterford, c. 1540. Decies, No. 26, 45-51.
Power, Rev. P. (1895b) The ancient ruined churches of Waterford. WAJ. 1, 133-41, 152-72; 247-53.

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/revision: 27 May 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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