Killaruggle, church in County Meath

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What is recorded here

Situated on a level, low-lying landscape in a part of Rathgillen townland called Killaruggle on the 1908 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. A church associated with St. Patrick at Killaruggle is recorded in the folk record and there was thought to be a well and a cross-inscribed stone there (IFC: Schools’ Collection vol. 712, 256), for which see this web-page accessed on 18/10/2018: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes A rectangular overgrown structure with walls that are almost complete (T 0.6m) except the N wall is largely missing is regarded locally as a Penal church.. There are no architectural features present and there is no evidence of an enclosure or burials associated with it.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record ME006-061

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