Ballynamona Church (in ruins)

Westropp (1904-5, 447) recorded the following details about Ballynamona Church; 'A parish. Sweetman identifies it with Chapel Mora (Moortown), 1302. Suit of Ed. and Juliana Berkeley and Tho. O Turdilly for dower on Moreton prope Any, the property of Walter de Bonevile, 1327 (Mem. R., i Ed. III., m. 10); Moreton Rectory, with Anee Commandery, 1578 (Fiants, 3250) ; Morestown, or Ballymoneyny, 1607; Moretown, 1615; Ballinemony (D.S.A., 39). There is a Rosconodstown or Moortown in Connello, 1703 (Patent R.). Fabric - The church and castle [LI032-095001-] stood in 1827. (Fitzgerald, i., p. 306.) There is a stone circle [LI032-099---] not far to the east of the church'. Church ruins described by O'Kelly (1943, 178) as following; 'The walls of this church remain to a height of about 7' [2.1m] but are completely shrouded in ivy. No architectural features remain which would indicate the date of erection. It is probable that the original parish church stood on this site. It is surrounded by a graveyard [LI032-095003-] still in use'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 April 2019

Ballynamona Church, now in ruins, was likely built in the 13th or 14th century and may be associated with Chapel Mora (Moortown), mentioned in a 1302 legal suit. Its significance lies in its early medieval origins and possible connection to local land disputes and ecclesiastical history.