St. Molua's Church, Killaloe

Last updated

St. Molua's Church, Killaloe
St. Lua's Oratory
Teampall Lua
St Lua's church.jpg
Ireland relief location map.png
Red pog.svg
St. Molua's Church, Killaloe
52°48′25″N8°26′40″W / 52.807063°N 8.444365°W / 52.807063; -8.444365
LocationThe Green, Killaloe, County Clare (formerly Friar's Island)
CountryIreland
Denomination Pre-Reformation Catholic
History
Founded10th/11th century AD
Dedication Mo Lua of Killaloe
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Style Celtic Christian
Specifications
Number of floors1
Administration
Diocese Killaloe
Designations
Official nameSt. Molua's Church
Reference no.279

St. Molua's Church, Killaloe is a medieval church and National Monument in Killaloe, Ireland. [1]

Contents

Location

St. Molua's Church was constructed on Friar's Island in the River Shannon, to the south of Killaloe town. In 1929–30 the Shannon hydroelectric scheme raised the water level and submerged Friar's Island, and the church was dismantled and brought north to be constructed on its present site in the grounds of Killaloe Cathedral. [2] [3]

History

A monastery was founded on Friar's Island by Mo Lua in the 6th century. The stone church was built c. 1000, in the era of Brian Boru. The stone roof is one of the first in Ireland; most contemporary stone buildings had wooden roofs. [4] [5]

Church

Side view Killaloe (Co. Clare), St. Molua's Church (1).jpg
Side view
Narrow doorway Killaloe (Co. Clare), St. Molua's Church (4).jpg
Narrow doorway

The church consists of nave and narrow chancel, built of limestone and mortar. The roof was built without a barrel vault and so collapsed in a storm. [6] [7]

Related Research Articles

<span class="mw-page-title-main">County Clare</span> County in Ireland

County Clare is a county in Ireland, in the Southern Region and the province of Munster, bordered on the west by the Atlantic Ocean. Clare County Council is the local authority. The county had a population of 118,817 at the 2016 census. The county seat and largest settlement is Ennis.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Killaloe, County Clare</span> Town in County Clare, Ireland

Killaloe is a small town in east County Clare, Ireland. It lies on the River Shannon on the western bank of Lough Derg and is connected by Killaloe Bridge to the "twin town" of Ballina on the eastern bank of the lake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Inis Cathaigh</span> Island in Shannon Estuary, Ireland

Inis Cathaigh or Scattery Island is an island in the Shannon Estuary, Ireland, off the coast of Kilrush, County Clare. The island is home to a lighthouse, a ruined monastery associated with Saints Senan and Canir, an Irish round tower and the remains of an artillery battery. The last residents left in 1969. Most of the island is now owned by the Office of Public Works, who run a small visitor centre and carry out repairs and maintenance on the island; it was bought by Dúchas in 1991.The Irish name Inis Cathaigh was formerly anglicised Iniscathy, which later became Iniscattery and finally Scattery.

The Bishop of Killaloe is an episcopal title which takes its name after the town of Killaloe in County Clare, Ireland. In the Roman Catholic Church it remains a separate title, but in the Church of Ireland it has been united with other bishoprics.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Thomas Johnson Westropp</span> Irish antiquarian, folklorist and archaeologist

Thomas Johnson Westropp was an Irish antiquarian, folklorist and archaeologist.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ballynacally</span> Village in County Clare, Ireland

Ballynacally is a village and townland situated 16.7 km (10.4 mi) southwest of Ennis, on the R473 coast road to Kilrush in the civil parish of Kilchreest, County Clare, Ireland. It lies near the bank of the River Shannon.

Saint Molua, , was an Irish saint, who was a Christian abbot in the Early Middle Ages. Saint Molua's feast day is on 4 August. He is venerated in the Catholic Church and Eastern Orthodox Church.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Killaloe, County Clare (Civil parish)</span> Civil parish in Clare, Ireland

Killaloe is a civil parish in County Clare, Ireland. The main settlement is the town of Killaloe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Killofin</span> Parish in County Clare, Ireland

Killofin is a civil parish in County Clare in Ireland. It contains the village of Labasheeda and is part of the Catholic parish of Kilmurry McMahon.

Carntemple, once known as Kilbrecan, is a ruined church in the civil parish of Doora, County Clare, Ireland. It may date back to 480 AD. Little remains except the massive foundations.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">St. Cronan's Church, Tuamgraney</span> Church in County Clare, Ireland

St. Cronan's Church is a 10th-century Church of Ireland church in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. It is the oldest church in continuous use in Ireland. The Tuamgraney parish operates as a unit with the Mountshannon parish in the Killaloe Union of parishes in the Diocese of Tuam, Limerick and Killaloe.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Ennis Friary</span> Franciscan friary in County Clare, Ireland

Ennis Friary was a Franciscan friary in the town of Ennis, County Clare, Ireland. It was established in the middle of the 13th century by the ruling O'Brien dynasty who supported it for most of its existence. Following the suppression of the monasteries in the 16th century, the friary continued to function for a while despite the loss of its lands. In the early 17th century, the buildings were handed over to the Church of Ireland as a place of worship. It was used as such until the late 19th century. After the construction of a new Church of Ireland building, the friary fell into ruin. Managed by the Office of Public Works since the late 19th century, it was formally returned to the Franciscan Order in 1969.

Brian Boru's Fort, also called Béal Ború, is a ringfort and National Monument located in County Clare, Ireland.

Clonkeen Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Limerick, Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Church Island (Lough Currane)</span>

Church Island is a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located in Lough Currane, Ireland.

Maumanorig or Kilcolman is the site of the remains of a medieval Christian monastery and National Monument located on the Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Donaghcumper Church</span> Ruined medieval church in Ireland

Donaghcumper Church is a ruined medieval church in Celbridge, Ireland. On the Record of Monuments and Places it bears the code KD011-013.

Killaloe is a parish in County Clare and part of the Scáth na Sionnaine grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.

Ogonnelloe is a parish in County Clare and part of the Inis Cealtra grouping of parishes within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Killaloe.

References

  1. Barbara Crocker Whelpton (1 January 1964). "Unknown Ireland: a motoring itinerary of lesser-known general and archaeological features". Johnson via Google Books.
  2. "Demolition of St. Lua's Church, Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland · Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland".
  3. "Transportation of St. Lua's Church, Killaloe, Co. Clare, Ireland · Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland".
  4. Laing, Lloyd Robert (29 June 2006). The Archaeology of Celtic Britain and Ireland: C.AD 400 - 1200. Cambridge University Press. ISBN   9780521838627 via Google Books.
  5. "Killaloe".
  6. WAKEMAN, William Frederick (1 January 1852). "Three days on the Shannon: from Limerick to Lough Key" via Google Books.
  7. "Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". The Society. 1 January 1994 via Google Books.