Survey Data
Reg No
50030072
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Architectural, Social
Original Use
Church/chapel
Date
1710 - 1715
Coordinates
321515, 238187
Date Recorded
22/11/2014
Date Updated
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Description
Roofless ruinous remains of freestanding Church of Ireland church, built 1712, standing within graveyard at centre of early medieval ecclesiastical site. No roof, gable to east end. Uncoursed rubble limestone walls having remains of lime render visible in places, and squared quoins. Round-headed window opening to east elevation with dressed chamfered limestone surround and vestigial remains of carved tracery. Marble plaques to interior walls. Various grave markers including headstones, table and chest tombs, and slabs with cast-iron railings to grounds. Uncoursed rubble limestone boundary wall having double-leaf cast-iron gate between round-plan rendered rubble limestone piers having granite capping, to north-west of site, with granite steps to footpath. Sited on height at centre of Raheny Village.
Appraisal
Prominently situated on an elevated site at the centre of Raheny, the church provides an interesting focal point on the landscape and is a significant reminder of the ecclesiastical heritage of the area. Dressed stone to the window surround provides a textural contrast to the rubble stone of the walls. The variety of grave markers, one dating to 1711, lends contextual history to the site. Named after the local patron St. who was thought to be a disciple of St. Patrick, it fell into disused when it was replaced by the nearby All Saints Church in 1889.