Site of Church

Marked faintly as a rectangular structure oriented E-W, and denoted 'Site of Church' at Parkatemple, on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Located in pasture on a steep E-facing slope overlooking the N-S Colligan River, c. 230m to the E. Described as the site of a penal church (Power 1937, 189), it is not visible at ground level. Power, Rev. P. (1937) Waterford and Lismore; a compendious history of the united dioceses. Cork University Press. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 23rd March, 2011. Compiled by: Michael Moore.