Killursa
| Killursa | |||||||||
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Cill Fhursa | |||||||||
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  Killursa | |||||||||
| 53°28′04″N 9°08′42″W / 53.467762°N 9.144907°W | |||||||||
| Location | Ower, Headford, County Galway | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Former name(s) | Kildaree Church[1][2][3] | ||||||||
| Dedication | Saint Fursey | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Functional status | ruined | ||||||||
| Style | Anglo-Norman | ||||||||
| Years built | 12th century AD | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 22.5 m (74 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 7 m (23 ft) | ||||||||
| Number of floors | 1 | ||||||||
| Floor area | 160 m2 (1,700 sq ft) | ||||||||
| Materials | stone | ||||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| Diocese | Tuam | ||||||||
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Killursa is a medieval church and National Monument in County Galway, Ireland.[5][6]
Location
Killursa is located 2.6 km (1.6 mi) west of Headford.[7]
History
A monastery was established here in the 7th century by Saint Fursey (Fursa).[8]
The church on the current site dates from the 12th or 13th century, although the southwestern part is thought to be even older.[9][10] It fell out of use around the 15th century.[11][12]
Description
The church is rectangular with mullioned Late Gothic window and trabeate doorway.[13]
References
- ^ "KillursaChurch". irishantiquities.bravehost.com.
- ^ "National Monuments in State Care: Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 9 June 2020.
- ^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/publications/smi-vol-3-text.pdf
- ^ https://www.archaeology.ie/sites/default/files/media/pdf/monuments-in-state-care-galway.pdf
- ^ "Killursa Church, Headford - TripAdvisor". www.tripadvisor.ie.
- ^ Carroll, Michael Henry (30 November 2017). "Valley of the Milk: A History of the Carroll Family of Luggawannia, Headford, Co. Galway". M.H. Carroll – via Google Books.
- ^ Carlisle, Nicholas (30 November 2017). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Exhibiting the Names of the Several Cities, Towns, Parishes, and Villages ... Collected from the Most Authentic Documents, and Arranged in Alphabetical Order. Being a Continuation of the Topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland". W. Miller – via Google Books.
- ^ "St. Fursa - Patron Saint of Killursa". www.lalley.com.
- ^ Spellissy, Sean (1 January 1999). "The history of Galway". Celtic Bookshop – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Flaherty, Roderic (30 November 2017). "A Chorographical Description of West Or H-Iar Connaught: Written A.D. 1684". For the Irish Archaeological Society – via Google Books.
- ^ "Killursa Church, Galway, Ireland". 19 August 2015.
- ^ Byrne, Dick (30 November 2017). "Galway on the Bay". Dundurn – via Google Books.
- ^ http://www.megalithicireland.com/Killursa%20Church,%20Galway.html