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Knigh Church (in Ruins)

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Knigh Church (in Ruins) is a graveyard in Knigh, County Tipperary, Ireland. The church stood at the north end of the roughly rectangular graveyard, which measured 60 metres north to south and 53 metres east to west inside a limestone wall holding 18th and 19th-century memorials. It appears in the 1302 ecclesiastical taxation of the Diocese of Killaloe, while the 1615 Royal Visitation described it as ruined with no chancel.
Situated on a slight rise in pastureland, the church (TN014-051001) is at the N end of a roughly rectangular graveyard (int. dims. 60m N-S ; 53m E-W) defined by a limestone wall containing 18th and 19th century memorials. It 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 church as 'ruined with no chancell' (Murphy 1914, 219). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 22 September 2008

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