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'All around the church are traces of foundations and covering three quarters of an Irish acre', (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 66). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'It is now called Eglish, but it was formerly known as Eglish-Nichole. Ie., Ecclesia Sancti Nicholai, or Church of St. Nicholas. It was,…

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'All around the church are traces of foundations and covering three quarters of an Irish acre', (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 66). No visible surface remains. Described by Carrigan as 'It is now called Eglish, but it was formerly known as Eglish-Nichole. Ie., Ecclesia Sancti Nicholai, or Church of St. Nicholas. It was, several centuries ago, a parish church, and its parish is mentioned as 'Rectoria de Templenicholl', in a Taxation of the Diocese made in 1537. In the Vetus Ordo Visitationis Episcoplais in Dioec. Oss. It is mentioned as the 'Capellania in Rectoria de Kildermoy', which shows it had, in the course of time, lost its parochial status and become a dependent of the Church of Kylermugh. Of the church or chapel only the foundations now appear. They show it to have been about 48 feet long. Tradition affirms that a very ancient monastery stood here, and that many of the monks suffered death at the hands of some ruthless invaders (probably the Danes). All around the church are traces of foundations, & c., covering three-quarters of an Irish acre. The graveyard (LA027-030003-) has been unused for so very long a period that no graves or grave-stones, are now visible.' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 66).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LA027-030002

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