Tankardstown Church (in ruins)

Westropp (1904-5, 422) recorded the following details about Tankardstown; 'A parish in Coshmagh. Ballytankard,1291, 1303. Suit of Thomas Bussell, and Anselm, and Tho. Myagh, to enquire if John de Cogan was unjustly disseised by John Russell (grandfather of Thomas) of lands in Tancardeston, 1320; and suit of Nic. and Juliana de Lees, and Adam de Goulys about same (Plea R., 127 of xiii Ed. II, m. 12). Ballyhancard dedicated to St. David, March 1st, 1410. Balytantard, 1418 (Map, D.S. (A), 43.) Fabric - It is 43 feet [13m] by 24 feet [7.3m]; only fragments of the north, south, and west walls, the south 18 feet [5.5m] long and 12 feet [3.65m] high, remain'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 25 June 2019

Tankardstown Church, now in ruins, was likely built in the 13th or early 14th century, as suggested by references to the area in 1291 and 1303. Its wider significance is not recorded, and it remains largely anonymous in historical sources.