Kilrush Church
| Kilrush Church | |||||||||
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| Old Church · St. Munchin’s · St. Mainchin’s Church | |||||||||
Cill Rois | |||||||||
 The church in 2015 | |||||||||
  Kilrush Church Location within Ireland | |||||||||
| 52°39′39″N 8°39′18″W / 52.660838°N 8.655120°W | |||||||||
| Location | Old Church Road, Limerick, County Limerick | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Dedication | Mainchín of Limerick | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
Functional status | inactive | ||||||||
| Style | Celtic | ||||||||
Years built | 10th century AD? | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 9 m (30 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 5.5 m (18 ft) | ||||||||
| Materials | stone, mortar | ||||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| Diocese | Limerick | ||||||||
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Kilrush Church, also called St. Munchin's Church, is a medieval church and a National Monument in Limerick city, Ireland.
Location
The church is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the city centre, on the north bank of the River Shannon.
History
The church was built perhaps in the 10th century, and first appears in records of 1201; it is believed to be oldest building in the city. The window in the south wall is 15th century, from a nearby Franciscan church. It is dedicated to Mainchín mac Setnai, a saint of the late 6th century. It was excavated in 1999; approximately 40 bodies were found buried beneath the Quinlivan window, dating to the 16th or 17th century.
Church
Based on its large stone blocks and lintel, the church is placed to the pre-Norman period. It is rectangular.
Window with medieval inscription
Arched window
Metal strut holding up the wall
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References
- ↑ "Kilrush Church". ie.geoview.info.
- ↑ Spellissy, Séan (1 December 1998). The history of Limerick City. Celtic Bookshop. ISBN 9780953468300 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Limerick's life". www.facebook.com.
- ↑ "Kilrush Church, Limerick City, Co. Limerick". www.thestandingstone.ie.
- ↑ "Kilrush Church, Limerick".
- ↑ "Churches of Our Lady of the Rosary". www.limerickdioceseheritage.org.
- ↑ Murphy, Eileen M. (19 August 2008). Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record. Oxbow Books. ISBN 9781782975359 – via Google Books.
- ↑ "Kilrush Church (North Circular Road) - CSISWiki". wiki.csisdmz.ul.ie. Archived from the original on 13 October 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
- ↑ "Kilrush Church - Roman Catholic • Churches". 15 January 2005.