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Templeobrick — Ballynarrid

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Templeobrick — Ballynarrid
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The church at Templeobrick—Ballynarrid was likely built by the O'Bric (Ui Bhríc) family, an important branch of the Desi, and dates to the early medieval period. Its location on a sea-stack suggests a remote, possibly monastic or hermitage site, and the dedication may have been to a local saint or to St. Brigid, given the name's possible derivation.

What is recorded here

Situated on a sea-stack, c. 90m from the mainland. The name ‘Templeobrick’ indicates the site of a church associated with the name O'Bric, who were an important section of the Desi. Oileán Ui Bhríc is mentioned as a cardinal point in a mythological division of Munster (Comyn 1902, vol. 1, 127). Ilanobrich was granted by Henry Power of Dunhill (WA025-045001-) to John FitzWalter in 1250-60, but it remained with a branch of the Powers into the late 16th century when it came into the possession of the Earl of Ormond (Westropp 1914-16, 219-221), who still owned TempleIbrack in 1641 (Simington 1942, 118). John O’Donovan (O’Flanagan 1929, 26-7) refers to the foundations of a building which were still evident on the sea-stack in 1840, but suggests that the church was more likely to be on the mainland in Templeyvrick (WA024-070----), c. 1.2 km to the NE. The sea-stack is inaccessible, but it might be the last remnants of a promontory fort. (Mulholland 1976) 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 September 2011
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