St. Margarets Church (in ruins)

The remains of the medieval parish church lie in the W end of a graveyard N of St. Margaret's village. This site has been described as the 'old church' in the Civil survey (1654-6) see Anon 1897, 450-51; Simington 1945, 209; Tutty 1979, 155-157). The church was originally called Donaghmore and probably fell into ruin between 1630 and 1650 (Walsh 1888, 155). Only the western portion survives. It is built of rough masonry with some evidence for re-building. The N jamb of the W window is present. There are traces of a doorway in the N wall. The SW angle has been robbed of it's quoins (Dims. H of wall c. 1.80-3m, thickness of wall 0.82m). There is a possible buttress against the NW angle. It is extremely overgrown and has been subject to mortar wash-out. Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Updated by: Christine Baker Date of upload: 21 January 2015

St. Margaret's Church was likely built in the medieval period, with references to an "old church" appearing in a 17th-century civil survey. Its exact builder and dedication to St. Margaret suggest it was a parish church of local religious and community significance.