Overview
Listed as a 'church' in the SMR (1986) based on documentary evidence (Price 1953, 206) which mentions that ' there was a church at this place, which Allen calls a chapel of Donard. The references do not locate the place exactly, but it was somewhere at or near Crehelp.' Not located. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 09 January 2013
Foundation and growth
The record identifies Church in Crehelp as Church. It does not safely name a founder or establish every rebuilding date. The saved detailed account records: Listed as a 'church' in the SMR (1986) based on documentary evidence (Price 1953, 206) which mentions that ' there was a church at this place, which Allen calls a chapel of Donard. The references do not locate the place exactly, but it was somewhere at or near Crehelp.' Not located. Compiled by: Matt Kelleher Date of upload: 09 January 2013
People and events
No complete list of clergy, worshippers, patrons, burials or local events is provided by the short saved wording. Famous people are not attached without evidence for this exact place.
Damage, loss and survival
The place remains recorded as Church, but the saved wording does not give a complete account of fire, abandonment, reform, demolition, restoration or what fabric survives.
Why it mattered
Church in Crehelp matters because the source connects human lives or community memory to this exact place. The source records: Listed as a 'church' in the SMR (1986) based on documentary evidence (Price 1953, 206) which mentions that ' there was a church at this place, which Allen calls a chapel of Donard. The place therefore holds a human story, not just a building or map point.
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