What is recorded here
Church (in Ruins) is a graveyard in Ballymurreen, County Tipperary, Ireland. The site stands on a low rise with wide views and a castle site to the east. The Civil Survey of 1654-6 described a church enclosed by a ditch. A poorly preserved nave and chancel church of roughly coursed limestone rubble remains beside the restored wall enclosing eighteenth and nineteenth-century headstones.
Situated on a low rise of ground with good views in all directions and a nearby castle site (TN048-016) to the E. Described in the Civil Survey 1654-6 as a 'church enclosed by a ditch' (Simington 1931, vol. 1, 371). A poorly preserved nave and chancel church (TN048-015) constructed with roughly coursed limestone rubble. The graveyard wall has been recently restored by a local community scheme enclosing eighteenth and nineteenth-century headstones.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
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