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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Condition (as surveyed)Gone: no visible trace
What to look for
- Graveyard
- Holy well nearby
Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.
Can you visit?
- No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
- Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
History and description
On the floor of a valley, in reclaimed grassland. There are good views in all directions within the valley.
Full archaeological record 160 words
On the floor of a valley, in reclaimed grassland. There are good views in all directions within the valley. According to the OS Letters (1839), there is, 'a new Protestant Church built on the site of the old church, which they say was called the Church of the Trinity. There is a large burying ground attached to it. There was a Patron held here on Trinity Sunday until twenty years ago' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 1, 207 (69)). Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 266) agrees that the, 'ancient church of Ballinamarra, dedicated to the Most Holy Trinity, has been razed to the ground, and a modern Protestant church built on the site'. The C of I church is located in the NW quadrant of a roughly rectangular graveyard (KK013-084002-). According to O'Kelly (1969 (1985 reprint), 4) the C of I church was 'closed to Divine Service since 1945'. A holy well known as 'Trinity Well' is located c. 500m to the SE.
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Jean Farrelly · Updated 30 March 2020. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
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- 15 castlesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 8 ancient churchesArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 4 holy wellsArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 standing stoneArchaeological Survey of Ireland
- 1 monastic siteArchaeological Survey of Ireland
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