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Church (in ruins)

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Church (in ruins) is a graveyard in Ardcrony, County Tipperary, Ireland. The multi-period church sits off-centre in a rectangular graveyard measuring 50 metres north-south and 49 metres east-west, with a tower house immediately to the west. The site appeared in the 1302 ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe, and the 1615 Royal Visitation described the building as having its chancel up and body down.
Situated on a low rise in undulating terrain. An early ecclesiastical foundation which was patronised by the O'Hogan family (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 373). The site is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe in 1302 (CDI, vol. 5, 302) and the Royal Visitation of 1615 described the building as ' chancell up, the body down' (Murphy 1914, 220). A multi-period church (TN015-015001) situated off-centre in a rectangular graveyard (int. dims. 50m N-S; 49m E-W), with an adjoining tower house (TN015-015002) immediately to the W. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Early medieval monastic site; likely 7th to 10th century. Significance lies in its association with the O'Hogan family and its inclusion in diocesan taxation records, indicating its religious and administrative importance in the region.

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