Ardskeagh Church
Ardskeagh Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.[2]
| Ardskeagh Church | |||||||||
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Teampall Ard Scéithe | |||||||||
  Ardskeagh Church | |||||||||
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| Location | Ardskeagh, County Cork | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Dedication | Saint Michael | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Functional status | ruined | ||||||||
| Style | Romanesque | ||||||||
| Years built | 12th century AD | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 14 m (46 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 9 m (30 ft) | ||||||||
| Number of floors | 1 | ||||||||
| Floor area | 125 m2 (1,350 sq ft) | ||||||||
| Materials | stone, mortar | ||||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| Diocese | Cloyne | ||||||||
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Location
The church is located 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) southeast of Charleville, to the south of the River Awbeg.[3]
History
Local history claims that it is named for Saint Sciath, a virgin saint who founded a convent here in AD 550. The present stone church was built in the 12th century and dedicated to Saint Michael; it appears in the Papal Taxation of 1302. By 1591 it was abandoned.[4] The church is currently in state guardianship as a National Monument.[5][6]
References
- "National Monuments in State Care : Ownership & Guardianship" (PDF). Archaeology.ie. 4 March 2009. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- "ARDSKEAGH, a parish". Libraryireland.com. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- "Ancient Parishes - Mallow Union of Parishes". Mallow.cloyne.anglican.org. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- "HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL NOTES" (PDF). Corkpastandpresent.ie. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- "ABCD" (PDF). Wcdp.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-03-12. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- "CORK County Development Plan" (PDF). Corkcocoplans.ie. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
- "Ardskeagh". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 2017-08-09.
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