Church in Killiney

Killiney (Cill Iníon Léinín/church of the seven daughters of Léinín) monastery founded in the 6th-century by its patron saint Aighleann and her sisters, church ruins (DU026-013001-) in Killiney graveyard (DU026-013002-), Co. Dublin. Killiney church ruins (DU026-013001-) standing in Killiney graveyard (DU026-013002-) are located on the Marino Avenue West, leading E off Killiney Hill road. This well preserved building comprises a church of nave and chancel type with a N aisle added in the late medieval period. The church is dedicated to the daughters of the 6th-century Saint Lein. The walls survive to full height and are built of coursed granite blocks with dressed granite quoins. Entered through a W doorway in the nave which is flat-headed with a Latin cross inscribed on the soffit of the lintel. The interior of nave (int. dims L 6.17m, Wth 3.92m) is lit by a single mullioned window in the S wall and an ope at the W end of the N wall. The chancel arch is round with inclined jambs and leads into a small chancel (int. dims L 3.45m, Wth 2.86m) which is lit by a square-headed opening with perpendicular jambs and an ope in the E side of the S wall. There is a cavity in the NE corner of the N wall. The N aisle is entered through a pointed arched doorway (int dims L 4.30m; Wth 3.64m-3.69m). Its interior is lit by a round-headed E window and two narrow opes in the N wall. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout and Padraig Clancy Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 31 March 2023

The church in Killiney was founded in the 6th century by Saint Aighleann and her seven sisters, with whom the site is traditionally associated. It is dedicated to the Virgin and is significant as the remains of an early monastic site linked to the legendary "seven daughters of Léinín."