Site of Church

Marked on the 1840 and the 1923 eds. of the OS 6-inch map as the site of a church and graveyard, and situated in pasture towards the top of a N-facing slope. Dedicated to 'Seacht Mhic Rí', the seven sons of the king (O'Flanagan 1929, 52), it is not visible at ground level. O'Flanagan, M. (Compiler) (1929) Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Waterford collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1841. Typescript. Bray. 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: 26th August, 2010.

A local church dedicated to "Seacht Mhic Rí" (the seven sons of the king), likely built in the early medieval period; its site and graveyard were marked on Ordnance Survey maps from 1840 and 1923, indicating continuity of memory or use. The dedication suggests a possible connection to early Irish Christian tradition or local legend.