Church in Kilmacteige

In a graveyard (SL036-021003-). Mason (1816, vol. 2, 358) referred to the 'ruins of ancient building which is said to have been a college, or place of education for young men intended for the priesthood' in the graveyard. According to O'Rorke (1890, vol. 2, 141), this building was a church which 'stood on the site of the present Protestant church [SL036-021001-], where some ruins may still be seen'. There are no remains of this church now visible. Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh Date of upload: 20 June 2011

The church in Kilmacteige, located in a graveyard, was likely built as a place of education for young men training for the priesthood, according to 19th-century sources; its exact builder and date remain unknown, but it is of historical significance as a possible early religious or monastic foundation.