Tullaroan Church

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Tullaroan Church
Séipéal Thulach Ruáin
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Ruined interior of Tullaroan Church
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Tullaroan Church
52°39′29″N7°26′01″W / 52.658076°N 7.43363°W / 52.658076; -7.43363
Location Tullaroan, County Kilkenny
Country Ireland
Denomination Church of Ireland
Previous denominationPre-Reformation Catholic
History
Dedication Assumption of Mary
Architecture
Heritage designation
Official nameTullaroan Church
Reference no.670
Style Gothic
Years built12th–13th centuries
Specifications
Number of floors1
Administration
Diocese Ossory

Tullaroan Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland. [1]

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Location

Tullaroan Church is located immediately south of Tullaroan, on the east bank of a tributary of the Munster River. [2]

Church

Tullaroan Parish Church consisted of nave and chancel.

Other features are a sedilia, Gothic door, and choir-arch.

Grace's Chapel was founded in 1543 by Sir John (Le) Grace (died 1568) and is attached to the south side of the parish church. [3]

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References

  1. "Tullaroan Old, Co. Kilkenny". 3 May 2014.
  2. "A Statistical Account, Or, Parochial Survey of Ireland: Drawn Up from the Communications of the Clergy". Graisberry and Campbell. 1 January 1819 via Google Books.
  3. "Full text of "The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory"".