Barragh Church (in ruins), Graveyard — Report the wrong picture

What is recorded here

Barragh Church stood in County Carlow from the early sixth century, founded by St Abban and later answerable to St Thomas' Abbey in Dublin. It fell into ruin until no wall or grave marker remained except one eighteenth-century headstone. The church disappeared so completely that wondering whether it ever existed becomes tempting, yet the stone still marks the place where worship once gathered.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 16 December 2009 Revised by: J. Farrelly According to ITA Survey (1945), founded by St Abban in early sixth century. Subsequently attached to St Thomas' Abbey, Dublin. The 1839 'OS 6-inch' map shows remains of structure described by O'Donovan (OSL 1839, 119) as 'foundations... measuring thirty nine feet in length and twenty feet in breath. There is a small and little-frequented graveyard attached to the old site'. Leask (1941, OPW file) recorded traces of church of granite, with one piece of chamfered door jamb lying loose. No visible traces of either church or graveyard (CW018-017002-). Single eighteenth-century headstone lies on site.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.