Carrownalecka Church

In NE corner of large graveyard. Ruins of heavily overgrown rectangular church (7.5m N-S; 31.3m E-W), built with roughly coursed limestone rubble on protruding plinth. Poorly preserved remains of N wall contains remains of at least two narrow lights in splayed embrasures; and lintelled niche near E end. S wall (H 3.4m) contains three narrow single-light windows; niche near E end; and blocked up arched feature at E end. Opening in W wall may have been doorway. Original E window altered for insertion of later window which has subsequently been blocked. Interior filled with gravestones. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 606. Date of upload: 14 November 2013