Kilcroney Church
| Kilcroney Church | |
|---|---|
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 |
| Official name | Kilcroney |
| Reference no. | 417[1] |
Kilcroney Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Wicklow, Ireland.[2]
Location[edit]
Kilcroney Church is located in woodland on the western edge of Bray, to the south of the River Dargle.[3]
History[edit]
There may have been an earlier wooden church on the site, dedicated to Saint Cróine, an obscure female saint of the 5th century.[4][5]
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.[6][7]
Church[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ "National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ^ "Holdings: Kilcroney Church". 1929.
- ^ "Kilcroney Church". 17 November 2006.
- ^ 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".