Church in Glebe (ballintober North By., Kilglass North Ed)

The parish church of Kilglass listed as Kilglasse and described as deserted in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire., vol. 5, 223). It is situated on level ground c. 130m from the E shore of Kilglass Lough. Rectangular graveyard (RO024-005001-) (dims 50m E-W; 40m N-S) defined by masonry walls with an entrance gate and stile on the W wall from a public road. There is no evidence of a church, and the headstones date from c. 1855 to the present. The graveyard is now extended to the S (dim. c. 100m N-S) Toberbarry holy well (RO023-048----) is close to the lakeshore c. 600m to the NNW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010