Church (in Ruins)

On a steep S-facing slope overlooking an E-W valley. The parish church of Kilnamona listed as Kylnemua in the Eccleciastical Taxation of 1302. A rectangular structure (dims. 21.6m E-W; 9.57m N-S) of coursed limestone that has been conserved. The E gable with an ogee-headed window (Wth 0.18m; H 2.7m) has a square hood moulding with one decorated label. Only the base of the S wall (int. H 0.6m; ext. H 1.8m) survives with a doorway (Wth 1.1m), which Westropp (1900-02, 143) described as pointed and which had a stoup (O'Flanagan 1928, vol. 1, 64), towards its W end, but the dressed stones are now missing. There is a round-headed window (Wth 0.2m; H 1.48m) in a lintelled embrasure towards the E end of the S wall. Only the footing of the W wall survives, and the N wall is absent. The church is within a subrectangular graveyard (CL033-006002-) (int. dims. 42m E-W; 35m N-S) defined by a masonry wall, and there is a small socket for a cross in the graveyard. Toberlaughteen (CL033-006003-), dedicated to St. Laughteen, is a circular well (diam. 0.95m) with a corbelled canopy just SE of the graveyard. It was venerated on 19th March (ibid., 65), but there is no evidence of veneration now. Tobernatasha well (CL033-007001-) is c. 150m S of the church. (Swinfen 1992, 79-80) The following images have been uploaded: CL033-006001-_01.jpg Church from NE. CL033-006001-_02.jpg E window exterior. CL033-006001-_03.jpg E window interior. CL033-006001-_04.jpg W window interior. CL033-006001-_05.jpg Buttress at SW corner. CL033-006001-_06.jpg Church from SW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 13 April 2016