Kilcatherine Church

In centre of graveyard (CO101-00501-) ruins of medieval parish church (L 14.65m; Wth 7.12m). N wall gone except section running 3.65m from E gable. Door, west of centre in S wall, has pointed masonry arch; jambs gone; linteled embrasure. Central E window; round-headed light with rebate on outside; embrasure splayed with arched masonry head. Attic window in W gable. Window near E end of S wall and blocked window at W end of S wall with lintelled embrasures. Wall-presses near E ends of N and S walls. Carved human head projects from exterior S wall just W of doorway. Atkinson identifies this as carving of the 'iron cat' of 'Cill-cait-iairn' (Atkinson 1883-4, 307-8 ) but O'Donoghue gives the name as 'Cill Chaitighearn -Caitighearn's church' (1986, 314-5). The parish of Kilcatherine was united with Killaconenagh in 1672 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 494) and the church has probably been in ruins since at least that time.