Cruicetown Church

Cruicetown Church
Cill Bhaile Chrúis
Cruicetown Church
53°48′16″N6°47′37″W / 53.8044°N 6.79366°W / 53.8044; -6.79366
Location	Cruicetown, Nobber, County Meath
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Previous denomination	Pre-Reformation Catholic
History
Dedication	Saint James
Architecture
Heritage designation
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Cruicetown Church
Reference no.	264
Style	Romanesque
Years built	c. 1200
Specifications
Length	19 m (62 ft)
Width	4.3 m (14 ft)
Nave width	5.55 m (18.2 ft)
Height	2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)
Number of floors	1
Floor area	86 m2 (930 sq ft)
Materials	sandstone, mortar
Administration
Diocese	Meath

Cruicetown Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. ^[1]

Location

Cruicetown Church is located 3.6 km (2.2 mi) southwest of Nobber, near the top of a hill overlooking the River Dee. ^[2]

History

Cruicetown is named after the Cruise family, ancestors of actor Tom Cruise. The church was built c. 1200, as evidenced by the round-headed windows with external rabbets for shutters. A church of the "vill de Cruicetoun" is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302–06) of Pope Nicholas IV. It was described as ruined by 1641. ^[3]

Church

Cruicetown Church is a nave and chancel and was built around the year 1200. ^[4] Within the nave is a red sandstone baptismal font and several carved fragments.

In the chancel is the double effigy tomb of Walter Cruice of Naul (d. 1663) and Elizabeth Cruice of Brittas which was erected in 1688 by their son Patrick Cruise. ^[5] The grave is decorated with trumpet-blowing putti. A carved cross also stands in the graveyard. ^[6]

References

1. "Tom Cruise's Irish Ancestry - Overview - Eneclann". Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
2. "megalithomania.com".
3. "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
4. Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 287. ISBN   0 906362 43 1.
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6. "Cruicetown Church".