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On a W-facing slope of rising ground in upland area with good views in all directions. Nearby castle (TS055-015----) located 160m to the NW. In 1640, according to the Civil Survey (1654-6), the glebeland consisted of 2 acres of land situated on the E side of the church and fenced about with a ditch (Simington 1934, vol. 2, 399). In 1478 the priory of St Catherine the Virgin, Waterford was charged with leasing the rectory of Ballingarry to ' diverse laymen'. As a result, the church at Ballingarry was said to be in ruins and the parishioners deprived of divine worship (Hennessey 1985, 69). The medieval church is not visible at ground level but a slight rise of ground in centre of graveyard may mark the site of the levelled church. It was located within a graveyard (TS055-016002-) which contains 18th and 19th-century memorials. A 19th C of I church, of which there are now no remains, may have been built on the site of the medieval church as stated by O'Donovan in the OS letters (O'Flanagan 1930, vol.1, 155). A modern bungalow is built in the field adjoining the graveyard on the E side.
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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