What is recorded here
The parish church of Rosslare (WX048-006001-) is marked on the Down Survey parish map (1656-8) in NLI (ms 725; microfilm P 7384; N 6380) as at the centre of a small settlement in which three houses can be distinguished. David Keating was granted 120 acres at Churchtown by the Earl of Shrewsbury in 1549 (Hore 1949, 56) and James Keating owned 123 aces there in 1640 (Simington 1953, 307). This house cannot be precisely located.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 6 January, 2014
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
Places near here
Church in ruinsChurch · 270 yd
Churchtown Housefarm house · 274 yd
Birdlife of RosslareVisitor information · 1.2 mi
Marconi HouseMemorial · 1.6 mi
Rosslare Harbour Maritime Heritage CentreMuseum · 1.9 mi
CastleCastle, unclassified · 2.0 mi
Rosslare Strand BeachBeach / strand · 2.4 mi
Ballyrane Castle (in ruins)Castle, tower house · 2.9 mi
James Stevens Lifeboat MemorialMemorial · 3.0 mi