Ardskeagh Church

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Ardskeagh Church
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Ardskeagh Church
52°19′55″N8°37′41″W / 52.331832°N 8.627986°W / 52.331832; -8.627986 Coordinates: 52°19′55″N8°37′41″W / 52.331832°N 8.627986°W / 52.331832; -8.627986
LocationArdskeagh, County Cork
CountryIreland
Denomination Catholic (pre-Reformation)
History
Dedication Saint Michael
Architecture
Functional statusruined
Style Romanesque
Years built12th century AD
Specifications
Length14 m (46 ft)
Width9 m (30 ft)
Number of floors1
Floor area125 m2 (1,350 sq ft)
Materials stone, mortar
Administration
Diocese Cloyne
Designations
Official nameArdskeagh Church [1]
Reference no.314

Ardskeagh Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland. [2]

Contents

Location

The church is located 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) southeast of Charleville, to the south of the River Awbeg. [3]

History

Local history claims that it is named for Saint Sciath, a virgin saint who founded a convent here in AD 550. The present stone church was built in the 12th century and dedicated to Saint Michael; it appears in the Papal Taxation of 1302. By 1591 it was abandoned. [4] The church is currently in state guardianship as a National Monument. [5] [6]

Church

The doorway is round-headed, with arch crudely repaired. There is plain, square moulding. [7]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Monuments in State Care : Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "ARDSKEAGH, a parish". Libraryireland.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "Ancient Parishes - Mallow Union of Parishes". Mallow.cloyne.anglican.org. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  4. ↑ "HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL NOTES" (PDF). Corkpastandpresent.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  5. ↑ "ABCD" (PDF). Wcdp.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  6. ↑ "CORK County Development Plan" (PDF). Corkcocoplans.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
  7. ↑ "Ardskeagh". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
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