Kilcoole Church, also called Old Kilcoole Church, is a medieval church and National Monument in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland.[2]
| Kilcoole Church | |
|---|---|
Cill Chomhghaill | |
 Kilcoole Church in 2017 | |
  Kilcoole Church | |
| 53°06′26″N 6°03′46″W / 53.107089°N 6.062804°W | |
| Location | Lott Lane, Kilcoole, County Wicklow |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Pre-Reformation Catholic |
| History | |
| Founded | 12th century |
| Dedication | Mary, mother of Jesus |
| Architecture | |
| Style | Celtic Christianity |
| Years built | 12th century |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 23 m (75 ft) |
| Width | 6 m (20 ft) |
| Height | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Number of floors | 1 |
| Floor area | 140 m2 (1,500 sq ft) |
| Materials | stone |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Dublin |
| Official name | Kilcoole |
| Reference no. | 267[1] |
Location
editKilcoole Church is located on Lott Lane in the centre of Kilcoole village, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) west of the seashore. At 6°03′46″W, it is the easternmost of the Republic of Ireland's National Monuments.
History
editThe church derives its name from a Saint Comgall (not the famous Comgall of Bangor).[3] The church was built in the 12th century and was dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus.
Thady Byrne of Ballygannon, a senior member of the O'Byrne family, was buried at Kilcoole Church in 1707.[4]
Church
editThe church is a nave and chancel structure. The chancel probably once had a step-pitched stone roof, with a small attic roof over the chancel. The nave has a square baptismal font, a cross slab and a small round-headed window in the south wall.[5]
The west part of the church was added later as a two-storey living quarters.[6]
A holy well is located 100 m (110 yd) to the northeast.
References
edit- ^ "National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Ireland In Ruins: Old Kilcoole Church Co Wicklow". Ireland in Ruins. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020 – via blogspot.ie.
- ^ "Lonan - Manx Place-names, 1925".
- ^ Byrne-Rothwell, Daniel (1 January 2010). "The Byrnes and the O'Byrnes". House of Lochar – via Google Books.
- ^ "Patrick Comerford: Picking ripe blackberries in Kilcoole in the gap between summer and autumn".
- ^ "Kilcoole Church - Wicklow County Tourism".