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Knockmoy Church

Eaglais Dhiméin na hAbarta

Church ruin in County Galway, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentIn State care
  • MedievalIn the record
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWanted
Abbert Demesne, Co. Galway53.42636, -8.68345
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At a glance

  • TypeChurch
  • Date or period mentionedmedieval
  • Recorded sizeNE-SW; L 17m, W 7.6m
  • StatusNational Monument

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

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  • No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
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History and description

Roughly centrally placed within an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA058-001----). Well-preserved but ivy-mantled rectangular church (NE-SW; L 17m, Wth 7.6m), which in its present form appears to be largely of 18-19th-C date.

Full archaeological record 114 words

Roughly centrally placed within an early ecclesiastical enclosure (GA058-001----). Well-preserved but ivy-mantled rectangular church (NE-SW; L 17m, Wth 7.6m), which in its present form appears to be largely of 18-19th-C date. A pointed arch doorway in SW gable gives access to the interior which is lit by two single-light windows in NW wall. A circular arch in NE gable gives access to a small rectangular apse which is occupied by a plain table tomb aligned NE-SW. The apse is lit by a twin-light pointed arch window complete with glazing bars. The walls survive to almost full height and their internal faces are rendered. Possibly a medieval church refurbished as a mortuary or private chapel.

References

  • This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 278.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 05 August 2010 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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