What is recorded here

Ahascragh is a small village in Ireland where a small rectangular church once stood near the centre. That church is no longer visible, but a slight rise at the north end of the graveyard may still mark its site. The place belongs to a long forgotten religious life, and St Cuan may have been its patron.

On a gentle W-facing slope near the centre of Ahascragh village. Marked on 1st ed. OS 6-inch map as a small rectangular church (c. 12m by c. 5m) aligned E-W, but OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 117) state that 'There is not a vestige ... of it ... to be seen'. No visible surface trace survives, apart from a very slight rise in ground level, at N end of the graveyard, which may mark its site. It may be a pre-Norman foundation associated with the local St Cuan who died in AD 788 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 372). A holy well (GA061-023001-) dedicated to this saint lies c. 2.3 km to NE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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