St Margaret's Church
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St Margaret's Church

Ruins of a church building in County Dublin, Ireland.

  • AccessNot confirmed
  • National MonumentIn State care
  • MedievalIn the record
  • FolkloreNone recorded
  • PhotoWikimedia Commons
St. Margaret'S, Co. Dublin53.43309, -6.29995
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At a glance

  • TypeChurch
  • Date or period mentionedmedieval
  • Condition (as surveyed)Ruined
  • StatusNational Monument

What to look for

  • Graveyard

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.
  • Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly
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History and description

The remains of the medieval parish church lie in the W end of a graveyard N of St. Margaret's village. This site has been described as the 'old church' in the Civil survey (1654-6) see Anon 1897, 450-51; Simington 1945, 209; Tutty 1979, 155-157).

Full archaeological record 136 words

The remains of the medieval parish church lie in the W end of a graveyard N of St. Margaret's village. This site has been described as the 'old church' in the Civil survey (1654-6) see Anon 1897, 450-51; Simington 1945, 209; Tutty 1979, 155-157). The church was originally called Donaghmore and probably fell into ruin between 1630 and 1650 (Walsh 1888, 155). Only the western portion survives. It is built of rough masonry with some evidence for re-building. The N jamb of the W window is present. There are traces of a doorway in the N wall. The SW angle has been robbed of it's quoins (Dims. H of wall c. 1.80-3m, thickness of wall 0.82m). There is a possible buttress against the NW angle. It is extremely overgrown and has been subject to mortar wash-out.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Compiled by Geraldine Stout · Updated 21 January 2015. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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