Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Templeludigan, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Templeludigan
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church
- Latest-edition OS map
- St Peters Church
- Coordinates
- 52.46181, -6.85458
- SMR number
- WX024-033001-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Located on the S-facing slope of a small NE-SW spur in the foothills of White Mountain. According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 the church of Lowdegan was impropriate to Glascarig (WX017-010001-), Robert Cleere was the priest, and while the church was repaired the chancel was in ruins (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 270). The site of the parish church of Templeludigan is within a subcircular or D-shaped graveyard (dims. c. 45m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by stone-clad earthen banks with straight sides on the N and E sides. A Church of Ireland church was built in the graveyard in 1808 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 617) but it is now removed. According to John O’Donovan writing c. 1839 buried foundations of the older structure were found in the graveyard when grave digging (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 346). St Patrick’s Well (WX024-034----) is c. 470m to the ENE.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload/revision: 26 June, 2012
Amended: 2 Sep. 2013
References
Hore, P.H. 1900-1911 (Reprint 1979) History of the town and county of Wexford, 6 vols. Dublin. Published by arrangement with W.A. Hennessy Esq.
O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1933 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of County Wexford, collected during progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1838. Typescript in 2 vols. Bray.
Lewis, S. 1837 A topographical dictionary of Ireland, 2 vols. London. Lewis and Co.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.