Kilrush Church, Dungarvan, Waterford

Dungarvan

Kilrush Church

This small 7.25 metre long church may have been the parish church of Kilrush. It is certainly an early structure. The church stands within a subrectangular graveyard. This graveyard was the location for burials of people from the Workhouse in Dungarvan. The famine graveyard Reilig An tSléibhe, was established later. I was a little disappointed with the condition of the church, only three of the wall survive and the doorway in the west gable has been destroyed. A medieval sandstone sarcophagus has been reused as a grave-marker and placed upright to the west of the doorway. An ogham stone found within the church is now missing. Kilrush bullaun stone can be found inserted in a wall to the southwest of the graveyard.


Dungarvan Kilrush Church This small 7.25 metre long church may have been the parish church of Kilrush. It is certainly an early structure. The church stands within a subrectangular graveyard. This graveyard was the location for burials of people from the Workhouse in Dungarvan. The famine graveyard Reilig An tSléibhe, was established later. I was a little disappointed with the condition of the church, only three of the wall survive and the doorway in the west gable has been destroyed. A medieval sandstone sarcophagus has been reused as a grave-marker and placed upright to the west of the doorway. An ogham stone found within the church is now missing. Kilrush bullaun stone can be found inserted in a wall to the southwest of the graveyard.	West gable
The medieval sarcophagus
	Situated:Travelling west on the N25 through Dungarvan turn right onto the R672. After c.400 metres take the first right turn onto a small road. About 100 metres down here on your right is an iron gate that leads to the church. Discovery Map 82. X 2471 9373. Last visit Sept 2019. Longitude: 7° 38' 22" W Latitude: 52° 5' 42" N Google Map. Photos: Jim Dempsey.