Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a short promontory (dims. c. 260m E-W at S; c. 200m N-S) jutting N into the confluene of the W-E Glendine River with the N-S Blackwater River. This is the parish church of Templemichael within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 50m N-S; c. 45m E-W) defined by masnory walls. The church was in ruins by the 18th century (Smith 1746, 44) and was replaced by a C of I church in the late 18th/early 19th century which is now ruinous. No evidence of an older structure is visible. St Michael’s Well, a natural spring which was venerated in the late 19th century (OS Name Books), is c. 110m to the SW. A tower house (WA037-014001-) is adjacent immediately to the E of the graveyard. (Power1898a, 209)

Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford, WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219.
Smith, C. (1746) The history of the town and county of Waterford. W. Wilson. Dublin.

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.

Revised by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 07 October 2011

References

Smith, C. 1746 The history of the town and county of Waterford. W. Wilson. Dublin.

Power, Rev. P. 1898a Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 4, 83-95, 195-219.