Graveyard in Bewley

Situated on the floodplain of the S-N Finisk River, on the E bank with the river c. 20m to the W. This is reputedly a house of the Knights Templar (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 329), but there are no medieval sources. The church is thought to be a small rectangular structure (WA029-024001-) of which only the E gable with a slit window and the footings of the other walls survive. There is no evidence of a graveyard, and none probably existed. (O'C. Redmond 1895, 154; Power 1898a, 94-5) Gwynn, A. and Hadcock, R. N. (1970) (reprint 1988) Medieval religious houses in Ireland. Irish Academic Press, Dublin. O'C. Redmond, G. (1895) Notes on the history, antiquities, archaeological remains and legends connected with the western end of the county Waterford, part II.WAJ 1, 119-32, 147-61. Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford, WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 26 July 2011