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Coordinates: 52°3939N 8°3918W / 52.660838°N 8.655120°W / 52.660838; -8.655120
 

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Kilrush Church
Old Church · St. Munchin’s · St. Mainchin’s Church
Cill Rois
Kilrush Church is located in Ireland
Kilrush Church

Kilrush Church

52°39′39N 8°39′18W / 52.660838°N 8.655120°W / 52.660838; -8.655120
LocationOld Church Road, Limerick, County Limerick
CountryIreland
DenominationCatholic (pre-Reformation)
History
DedicationMainchín of Limerick
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
StyleCeltic
Years built10th century AD?
Specifications
Length9 m (30 ft)
Width5.5 m (18 ft)
Number of floors1
Floor area50 m2 (540 sq ft)
Materialsstone, mortar
Administration
DioceseLimerick
Designations

National monument of Ireland

Official nameKilrush Church
Reference no.366

Kilrush Church, also called St. Munchin's Church, is a medieval church and a National MonumentinLimerick City, Ireland.

Location

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The church is located 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) west of the city centre, on the north bank of the River Shannon.[1]

History

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The church was built some time in the 10th century, and first appears in records of 1201;[2] it is believed to be oldest building in the city.[3] The window in the south wall is 15th century, from a nearby Franciscan church.[4][5] It is dedicated to Mainchín mac Setnai, a saint of the late 6th century. It was excavated in 1999; approximately 40 bodies were found buried beneath the Quinlivan window, dating to the 16th or 17th century.[6][7]

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Church

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Based on its large stone blocks and lintel, the church is placed to the pre-Norman period. It is rectangular.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Kilrush Church". ie.geoview.info.
  • ^ Spellissy, Séan (1 December 1998). The history of Limerick City. Celtic Bookshop. ISBN 9780953468300 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "Limerick's life". www.facebook.com.
  • ^ "Kilrush Church, Limerick City, Co. Limerick". www.thestandingstone.ie.
  • ^ "Kilrush Church, Limerick".
  • ^ "Churches of Our Lady of the Rosary". www.limerickdioceseheritage.org.
  • ^ Murphy, Eileen M. (19 August 2008). Deviant Burial in the Archaeological Record. Oxbow Books. ISBN 9781782975359 – via Google Books.
  • ^ "Kilrush Church (North Circular Road) - CSISWiki". wiki.csisdmz.ul.ie.
  • ^ "Kilrush Church - Roman Catholic • Churches". 15 January 2005.

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