St Annins Church (in ruins)

In a graveyard on a slight ridge to the N of Ross Lake. On inspection in July 1983, both gables and the S wall of this poorly preserved medieval church (E-W; L 13.9m, Wth 6.9m), constructed of of rough undressed blocks of limestone, survived; only the E section of the N wall remained, the W end had collapsed. The doorway was located in the S wall close to the SW corner and a plain rectangular window was visible in the E gable. Standing 1m to the S of the church was the mortuary chapel of the Martin family, which contained the tomb of Major Poppelton, dated 1848. On re-inspection in March 2010, it was found that most of the ivy growing on the walls of the both buildings had died off following a local graveyard clean-up. (Killanin 1947, 123; O'Flanagan 1927a, Vol. 3, 146-7; Hardiman 1846, 54) The following images have been uploaded: GA068-024----_01.jpg View of N wall and E gable of church from NE with mortuary chapel in background GA068-024-----02.jpg E gable of church and E side-wall of chapel The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Edited by: Olive Alcock Date of revised upload: 10 July 2023