Kilcroney Church
| Kilcroney Church | |||||||||
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Cill Chróine | |||||||||
  Kilcroney Church | |||||||||
| 53°11′10″N 6°08′20″W / 53.186146°N 6.138794°W | |||||||||
| Location | Kilcroney, Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Pre-Reformation Catholic | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Founded | 11th century | ||||||||
| Dedication | Saint Cróine | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Style | Celtic Christianity | ||||||||
| Years built | 11th century | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 12.12 m (39.8 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 7.8 m (26 ft) | ||||||||
| Height | 4 m (13 ft) | ||||||||
| Number of floors | 1 | ||||||||
| Floor area | 95 m2 (1,020 sq ft) | ||||||||
| Materials | sandstone, granite, shale | ||||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| Diocese | Glendalough | ||||||||
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Kilcroney Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Wicklow, Ireland.[1]
Location
Kilcroney Church is located in woodland on the western edge of Bray, to the south of the River Dargle.[2]
History
There may have been an earlier wooden church on the site, dedicated to Saint Cróine, an obscure female saint of the 5th century.[3][4]
The stone church was built in the 11th century, and the pre-Norman patrons were either the Uí Briuin Cualann or the Ó Ceallaigh of Uí Teigh. In the Norman period, Kilcroney is mentioned in records of 1280, 1285 and 1305. It later returned to Gaelic Irish possession when the Ó Tuathail (O'Tooles) took over the area.[citation needed]
In 1533, it was mentioned that Kilcroney was a chapel of the larger local church at Stagonyll (Powerscourt). Other records claim it was a possession of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin.[citation needed]
The church was extended in the late medieval period, and in the modern period there has been some restoration, with the walls being propped up.[5][6]
Church
The church is rectangular in shapewith walls of sandstone, granite and shale blocks. The southern wall holds a granite lintel and round-headed window.
References
- ^ "Holdings: Kilcroney Church".
- ^ "Kilcroney Church".
- ^ Irish Tourist Board (1953). Ireland guide. Fógra Fáilte. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
- ^ "Omnium Sanctorum Hiberniae: Saint Croine, January 27".
- ^ "Church with holy woman's name - Independent.ie".
- ^ "Geograph:: Kilcroney Church ruins (C) Max Wellman".