Loughinisland Churches

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The Loughinisland Churches are the remains of three ruined churches in Loughinisland, County Down, Northern Ireland, dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries.[1][2][3] They are situated in Tievenadarragh townland, in a large graveyard on an island in Loughinisland Lake, now reached by a causeway.[4] The churches are state-care historic monuments at grid ref: J4234 4537.[5]

History

The island and its churches appear in medieval sources under the name Lerkes or Lyrge.[6]

The North Church is 66.5 ft by 30 ft, the gables and most of the side walls are standing and a doorway in the west end has a narrow window above it.[6]

References

  1. ^ Harbinson, P. (1992). Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 116.
  2. ^ Government of Northern Ireland (1947). An Account of the Ancient Monuments in State Charge. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 25–26.
  3. ^ "The Three Ruined Churches of Loughinisland". Ros Davies' County Down, Northern Ireland Genealogy Research Site. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  4. ^ Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 104–105.
  5. ^ "Tievenadarragh" (PDF). State Care Historic Monuments. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
  6. ^ a b "Loughinisland ancient church site". A Journey through Kinelarty. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
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