What is recorded here

Site of Church is a church in Bush (forth By., Rosslare Ed), County Wexford, Ireland. The rectangular structure of the parish church of St Michael is defined by grass covered mounds with an entrance at the west. It might be the chancel of a church with the nave removed. The site lies within a circular graveyard defined by an overgrown earthen bank, where late 19th century headstones are present at the south.

The parish church of St Michael is situated on a level, low-lying landscape, with the S shore of the original South Wexford harbour c. 600m to the N. The church is a rectangular structure (ext. dims 9m E-W; 5.8m N-S) defined by grass covered mounds with an entrance (Wth 1.3m) at W. This might be the chancel of a church with the nave removed. It is within a circular graveyard (diam. c. 30m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.6-2.8m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 1.45-2.2m), with a few late 19th century headstones inside the perimeter at S. The site of St Michael's Well, where patterns were held on 29th September (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 278-9) is c. 40m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 6 January 2014

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