Church (in ruins) — Isertkelly North

At the N end of an irregularly shaped graveyard (GA114-097003-) in gently undulating pastureland. This very poorly preserved rectangular church (24m E-W; 9.8m N-S; wall T 1.25m) is probably of medieval date. On initial inspection in October 1982, all that survived was the overgrown W half of the N side-wall and W gable, as well as most of the S side-wall. It was built of well-cut and mortared limestone blocks. A doorway was evident towards the W end of the S wall along with a window further to the E; both had been robbed of most of their cut stone. The OS Letters (O’Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 504-5) describe the doorway as being ‘in the curvilineally [sic] pointed style’ and the window as ‘pointed’. A chamfered mullion, reused as a grave-marker, may indicate that it was of two lights. On re-inspection in January 2010, a c. 8m length of the E end of the S wall had fallen inwards into the church, which was densely overgrown with ivy. A carved window head fragment was noted lying at the E end of the S wall. A settlement cluster (GA114-097002-) is associated. (Holt 1910, 138) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 19 February 2020 The following images have been uploaded: GA114-097001-_01.jpg View from S wall, from S GA114-097001-_03.jpg View of collapse at E end of S wall GA114-097001-_05.jpg View of N wall, from N