What is recorded here

Leek Old Church in County Donegal stands as ivy-covered ruins where a 17th century alteration shaped a medieval foundation. A small rubble block embedded in the west gable retains three incised crosses, suggesting an early-Christian slab was reused as building fabric rather than discarded. The graveyard remains active beside the ruined walls, keeping the place alive long after the slated roof fell.

Leek Old Church: The ivy-covered ruins are essentially a 17th century alteration of a medieval church (DG053-033001-). This was carried out c. 1622 (Royal Commission, 212). Further repairs were carried out 1729-33 and it continued in use until a new parish church was built c. 1840 (Leslie 1940, 103). The slated roof was still intact when Fagan described the ruins in 1845 (Bk 6, 1-2). A rubble block (H 0.39m; L 0.60m) at about 0.3m high above the surface of the graveyard in the exterior face of the W gable and in 1.5m from the NW angle of the church retains the grooved outline of three incised crosses (DG053-033005-), this may be an example of an early-christian cross-slab reused as building fabric for the medieval church. The church (DG053-033001-) is situated inside a graveyard (DG053-033004-), which is still in use. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload/revision: : 19 July 2010

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