Kilcoole Church
Kilcoole Church, also called Old Kilcoole Church, is a medieval church and National Monument in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
| Kilcoole Church | |||||||||
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Cill Chomhghaill | |||||||||
 Kilcoole Church in 2017 | |||||||||
  Kilcoole Church | |||||||||
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| Location | Lott Lane, Kilcoole, County Wicklow | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Pre-Reformation Catholic | ||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||
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| Diocese | Dublin | ||||||||
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Location
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
The church derives its name from a Saint Comgall (not the famous Comgall of Bangor).[2] 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.[3]
Church
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.[4]
The west part of the church was added later as a two-storey living quarters.[5]
A holy well is located 100 m (110 yd) to the northeast.
References
- "Ireland In Ruins: Old Kilcoole Church Co Wicklow".
- "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".