Cruicetown Church
Cruicetown Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland.[1]
| Cruicetown Church | |||||||||
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Cill Bhaile Chrúis | |||||||||
  Cruicetown Church | |||||||||
| 53.8044°N 6.79366°W | |||||||||
| Location | Cruicetown, Nobber, County Meath | ||||||||
| Country | Ireland | ||||||||
| Denomination | Church of Ireland | ||||||||
| Previous denomination | Pre-Reformation Catholic | ||||||||
| History | |||||||||
| Dedication | Saint James | ||||||||
| Architecture | |||||||||
| Style | Romanesque | ||||||||
| Years built | c. 1200 | ||||||||
| Specifications | |||||||||
| Length | 19 m (62 ft) | ||||||||
| Width | 4.3 m (14 ft) | ||||||||
| Nave width | 5.55 m (18.2 ft) | ||||||||
| Height | 2.5 m (8 ft 2 in) | ||||||||
| Number of floors | 1 | ||||||||
| Floor area | 86 m2 (930 sq ft) | ||||||||
| Materials | sandstone, mortar | ||||||||
| Administration | |||||||||
| Diocese | Meath | ||||||||
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Location
Cruicetown Church is located 3.6 km (2.2 mi) southwest of Nobber, near the top of a hill overlooking the River Dee.[2]
History
Cruicetown is named after the Cruise family, ancestors of actor Tom Cruise. The church was built c. 1200, as evidenced by the round-headed windows with external rabbets for shutters. A church of the "vill de Cruicetoun" is listed in the ecclesiastical taxation (1302–06) of Pope Nicholas IV. It was described as ruined by 1641.[3]
Church
Cruicetown Church is a nave and chancel. Within the nave is a red sandstone baptismal font and several carved fragments.
In the chancel is the double effigy tomb of Walter Cruice of Naul (d. 1663) and Elizabeth Cruice of Brittas which was erected in 1688 by their son Patrick Cruise.[4] The grave is decorated with trumpet-blowing putti. A carved cross also stands in the graveyard.[5]
References
- "Tom Cruise's Irish Ancestry - Overview - Eneclann". Archived from the original on 29 June 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
- http://www.megalithomania.com/show/site/500/cruicetown.htm
- "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 April 2016. Retrieved 26 August 2016.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
- https://m.facebook.com/cruicetowncemeteryconservationcommittee/posts/951245078265949:0
- http://irishantiquities.bravehost.com/meath/cruicetown/cruicetown.html