Kilcroney Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Wicklow, Ireland.[2]

Kilcroney Church
Cill Chróine
Kilcroney Church is located in Ireland
Kilcroney Church
Kilcroney Church
53°11′10″N 6°08′20″W / 53.186146°N 6.138794°W / 53.186146; -6.138794
LocationKilcroney, Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow
CountryIreland
DenominationPre-Reformation Catholic
History
Founded11th century
DedicationSaint Cróine
Architecture
StyleCeltic Christianity
Years built11th century
Specifications
Length12.12 m (39.8 ft)
Width7.8 m (26 ft)
Height4 m (13 ft)
Number of floors1
Floor area95 m2 (1,020 sq ft)
Materialssandstone, granite, shale
Administration
DioceseGlendalough
Official nameKilcroney
Reference no.417[1]

Location

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Kilcroney Church is located in woodland on the western edge of Bray, to the south of the River Dargle.[3]

History

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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

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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

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  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Wicklow in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 2. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ "Holdings: Kilcroney Church". 1929.
  3. ^ "Kilcroney Church". 17 November 2006.
  4. ^ Irish Tourist Board (1953). Ireland guide. Fógra Fáilte. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
  5. ^ "Omnium Sanctorum Hiberniae: Saint Croine, January 27".
  6. ^ "Church with holy woman's name - Independent.ie".
  7. ^ "Geograph:: Kilcroney Church ruins (C) Max Wellman".