Site of Church

The parish church of St Michael is situated on a level, low-lying landscape, with the S shore of the original South Wexford harbour c. 600m to the N. The church is a rectangular structure (ext. dims 9m E-W; 5.8m N-S) defined by grass covered mounds with an entrance (Wth 1.3m) at W. This might be the chancel of a church with the nave removed. It is within a circular graveyard (diam. c. 30m) defined by an overgrown earthen bank (Wth 2.6-2.8m; int. H 0.4-0.7m; ext. H 1.45-2.2m), with a few late 19th century headstones inside the perimeter at S. The site of St Michael's Well, where patterns were held on 29th September (O'Flanagan 1933, vol. 1, 278-9) is c. 40m to the SE. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 6 January 2014