Killaliathan Church

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Killaliathan Church
Killagholehane Church
Cill Achadh Uí Liatháin
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Killaliathan Church
52°19′55″N8°58′38″W / 52.331812°N 8.977135°W / 52.331812; -8.977135
LocationLacka Lower, Broadford, County Limerick
CountryIreland
Denomination Church of Ireland
Previous denomination Catholic (pre-Reformation)
History
Dedication Our Lady of the Snows
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Years built15th century AD
Closed1812
Specifications
Length14 m (46 ft)
Width9 m (30 ft)
Number of floors1
Floor area125 m2 (1,350 sq ft)
Materials limestone, mortar
Administration
Diocese Limerick and Killaloe
Designations
Official nameKillaliathan Church [1]
Reference no.86

Killaliathan Church, also called Killagholehane Church, is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Limerick. [2]

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Location

The church is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) south of Broadford, County Limerick. [3]

History

The site was the location of an earlier Christian church, established c. 1200 after a summer snowfall that covered the entire area, except for the field, so the church was dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows. [4] The land was donated by the local rulers, the Uí Liatháin, and so it was named Cill Achadh Uí Liatháin, "church of Uí Liatháin's field," or Killaliathan. The original church was destroyed in war in 1302, and a new church erected in its place. This was called Killagholehane (Cill Deochain Liatháin, "Deacon Liathán's church"). [5]

Killaliathan Church was replaced by a new Church of Ireland church in the village of Broadford in 1812. The graveyard is still in use. [6]

Church

The division of the east window into three lights is unusual. The baptismal font, a 15th-century tomb, and part of the sacristy still remain. A gallery once stood above the doorway. [7] The tomb may belong to the famous Ó Dálaigh bardic family. [8]

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References

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