Church in Coolrainey

According to a Visitation by Thomas Ram, the Protestant bishop of Ferns, in 1615 Daniel Murfy was the rector of Raven, Nicholas Rochford the curate, and the church and chancel were in repair (Hore 1900-11, vol. 6, 271). In the course of the 1641 rebellion Edmund Tayler, the priest of Raven, by his own account was robbed of £620 (Hore 1920, 102). The parish church of St Margaret’s' or Raven was destroyed in the 18th century when the sea encroached a quarter mile on the coast (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 343). St Margaret's Well (WX033-0015----), a natural pond c. 450m from the shore, may have been close to the site. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 5 September, 2012 Amended: 4 Sep. 2013

The church in Coolrainey was built by an unknown patron and dates to at least the early 17th century, as it was in repair by 1615. Its wider significance is not recorded.