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Clongeen, County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Clongeen, County Wexford, 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
Clongeen
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Church
Latest-edition OS map
Church (Site of)
Coordinates
52.29732, -6.76721
SMR number
WX040-027001-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on the NE side of a small NW-SE stream, which is c. 30m to the SW. This is the site of the parish church of Clongeen. According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 Robert Dreighan was the curate, and the church and chancel were in repair (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 271). John O'Donovan writing c. 1840 recorded that no trace of the old church was visible (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 2, 354). A multiple cresset stone with at least 5 cups (diam. 12-16cm; D 4-8cm) on three facets of an oblong sandstone piece (dims 0.43m x 0.34m; H 0.22m) is in the raised rectangular graveyard (dims c. 60m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by masonry walls. St Edan's Well (WX040-026----) is c. 350m to the NW. Archaeological testing identified features (WX040-097004-) c. 60m to the N, and a burnt mound (WX040-097002-). Other features (WX040-097003-), elements of a field system (WX040-097001-) and a possible mill-race (WX040-097005-) were identified in testing c. 100m to the S, on the other side of the stream.

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: 19 February, 2013
Amended: 4 Sep. 2013

Nearby in the register

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

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