Clonbulloge Church (in ruins)

On gradual N-facing slope in pasture. The church and 'churchyard' are mentioned in the Civil Survey of 1654-6 (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 18). The church is located in the S quadrant of a large, roughly oval enclosure (TS068-087001-), a portion of which, including the church, has been fenced off to form a smaller graveyard. This area is heavily overgrown with trees and scrub. The church (dims. 10.8m surviving E-W; 6.4m N-S) is composed largely of sandstone rubble, with some limestone, and is heavily ivy covered. Only the E gable (H above int. 1.8m), the return (L 0.9m) at the NE angle, the return (L 0.46m; T 0.92m; H above ext. 2.2m) at the SE angle and two short lengths of the S wall (L c. 2m and c. 0.8m) survive. The centre of the E gable, which would have contained a window, has completely collapsed. The church has not significantly altered since visited by the OS c. 1840, though the OS Letters do mention that the E window, of which only the S side then remained, had been pointed and that the quoins, which are now totally obscured, are of cut sandstone (O'Flanagan 1930, vol. 3, 61). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 26 August 2011

Clonbulloge Church, dedicated to St. Bulloge, was likely built in the 12th or 13th century by a local monastic community. Its ruins and associated enclosure suggest it was an important religious and defensive site in medieval times.