What is recorded here

West of Carrigafoyle Castle, a buried church and its long enclosure still mark the ground, possibly the parish church of the O'Connor Kerry clan in the fifteenth century. The wall bends south then west, leaving a gap wide enough for carts or processions, while the castle watches from nearby elevated land. Whatever prayers or markets filled that space, the earth kept the shape, and the clan's name still belongs to the silence there.

Church KE002-043001- is situated on slightly elevated land to the W of Carrigafoyle Castle (KE002-045----). An enclosure (KE002-043002-) would appear to extend out of the S wall near the W gable and from the E gable. The former travels for 22m before curving S and then W. A 7.6m wide gap can be noted to the S. This enclosure shows up quite clearly on aerial photographs. It was possibly a parish church for the O'Connor Kerry clan. The construction of this church would appear to be coeval with the nearby castle (KE002-045----), thus giving it a 15th century date. The above description is derived from C. Toal, ‘North Kerry Archaeological Survey’. Dingle. Brandon in association with FAS Training and Employment Authority (1995), no. 927. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 3 August 2013

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