Church

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a fairly level landscape. This is probably a Catholic church which is described as 'R.C. Chapel (in ruins)' on the 1839 ed. of the OS 6 inch map and as ‘St. Bridget’s Cath. Ch. (in Ruins)’ on the 1940 ed. It might be a private chapel, but it is not listed amongst the churches of Forth barony by Synnott writing c. 1680 (Hore 1862-3, 66-9). It survives as the grass-covered foundations of a rectangular structure (ext. dims. 7.55m E-W; 5.25m N-S) defined by stone walls (Wth 0.6-0.9m; H 0.3-0.8m) that are probably clay-bonded, with an entrance (Wth 1.05m) at W. The church is within a rectangular, grass-covered enclosure with some trees (dims 22m N-S; 21m E-W) defined by earthen banks (Wth c. 3m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 0.8-1.4m), with entrances at W (Wth 1.2m) and S (Wth 1.85m). There is no indication of burial.

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: 17 October, 2013

References

Hore, H. F. 1862 An account of the barony of Forth, in the county of Wexford, writtten at the close of the seventeenth century. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 7, 53-84.