Monastery (in ruins) — Kilbarry

Situated at the W edge of a broad marshy basin. The church of St Barry (WA017-003001-) is within a subrectangular graveyard (WA017-003002-) defined by a high masonry wall. A large building described by O'Donovan c. 1840 (L 58ft; c. 17.67m) S of the church (O'Flanagan 1929, 1-2), has been removed, but traces of it have been discovered in excavation (04E0285) during 2004 (Pollock 2007b). This is a masonry structure, but just to its S is a contemporary timber structure (WA017-003009-). Further work under the same licence (04E0285) during 2007 on an extensive area (dims. c. 120m E-W; c. 30-40m N-S) S of the graveyard and running E produced more evidence of what appears to be the S wall (T c. 1.25m) of a building (ext. L 10m E-W) with a later masonry structure attached to the SE angle. These may be contemporary with two timber buildings c. (WA017-003009-) 5m to the S that are represented as faint traces of the N wall-bases. The area between the stone and timber structures was cobbled. Field boundaries on a rectangular plan are traceable to the E of these features. At the extreme E edge of the area are what might be roof material of medieval or post-medieval houses, (Pollock 2007b; 2010b). Pollock, D. (2007b) Kilbarry. Medieval: monastic. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2004. summary account of excavations in Ireland, 426, No 1678. Wordwell. Dublin. Pollock, D. (2007c) Archaeological excavations and monitoring at Lacken Road, Kilbarry, Waterford, June, July 2007. Unpublished report. DEHLG. Archaeografix Pollock, D. (2010b) Lacken Road, Kilbarry. Medieval preceptory. in I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 2004. summary account of excavations in Ireland, 514, No 1818. Wordwell. Dublin. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 14 March 2011