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Kilcoole Church

Coordinates: 53°06′26″N 6°03′46″W / 53.107089°N 6.062804°W / 53.107089; -6.062804
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Kilcoole Church
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Kilcoole Church in 2017
Kilcoole Church is located in Ireland
Kilcoole Church
Kilcoole Church
53°06′26″N 6°03′46″W / 53.107089°N 6.062804°W / 53.107089; -6.062804
LocationLott Lane, Kilcoole, County Wicklow
CountryIreland
DenominationPre-Reformation Catholic
History
Founded12th century
DedicationMary, mother of Jesus
Architecture
StyleCeltic Christianity
Years built12th century
Specifications
Length23 m (75 ft)
Width6 m (20 ft)
Height9 m (30 ft)
Number of floors1
Floor area140 m2 (1,500 sq ft)
Materialsstone
Administration
DioceseDublin
Official nameKilcoole
Reference no.267[1]

Kilcoole Church, also called Old Kilcoole Church, is a medieval church and National Monument in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland.[2]

Location

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Kilcoole 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

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The 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

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The 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

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  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Ireland In Ruins: Old Kilcoole Church Co Wicklow". Ireland in Ruins. 16 October 2011. Retrieved 22 November 2020 – via blogspot.ie.
  3. ^ "Lonan - Manx Place-names, 1925".
  4. ^ Byrne-Rothwell, Daniel (1 January 2010). "The Byrnes and the O'Byrnes". House of Lochar – via Google Books.
  5. ^ "Patrick Comerford: Picking ripe blackberries in Kilcoole in the gap between summer and autumn".
  6. ^ "Kilcoole Church - Wicklow County Tourism".