Killaliathan Church

Killaliathan Church, also called Killagholehane Church, is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Limerick.^[2]

Killaliathan Church
Killagholehane Church
Cill Achadh Uí Liatháin
Killaliathan Church
52°19′55″N 8°58′38″W / 52.331812°N 8.977135°W / 52.331812; -8.977135
Location	Lacka Lower, Broadford, County Limerick
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Previous denomination	Catholic (pre-Reformation)
History
Dedication	Our Lady of the Snows
Architecture
Functional status	inactive
Years built	15th century AD
Closed	1812
Specifications
Length	14 m (46 ft)
Width	9 m (30 ft)
Number of floors	1
Floor area	125 m^2 (1,350 sq ft)
Materials	limestone, mortar
Administration
Diocese	Limerick and Killaloe
Designations National monument of Ireland Official name Killaliathan Church^[1] Reference no. 86

Location

The church is located 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) south of Broadford, County Limerick.^[3]

History

The site was the location of an earlier Christian church, established c. 1200 after a summer snowfall that covered the entire area, except for the field, so the church was dedicated to Our Lady of the Snows.^[4] The land was donated by the local rulers, the Uí Liatháin, and so it was named Cill Achadh Uí Liatháin, "church of Uí Liatháin's field," or Killaliathan. The original church was destroyed in war in 1302, and a new church erected in its place. This was called Killagholehane (Cill Deochain Liatháin, "Deacon Liathán's church").^[5]

Killaliathan Church was replaced by a new Church of Ireland church in the village of Broadford in 1812. The graveyard is still in use.^[6]

Church

The division of the east window into three lights is unusual. The baptismal font, a 15th-century tomb, and part of the sacristy still remain. A gallery once stood above the doorway.^[7] The tomb may belong to the famous Ó Dálaigh bardic family.^[8]

References

1. (PDF). national Monuments Service. 4 March 2009. Archived from the original (PDF) on 9 July 2017. Retrieved 25 December 2021.
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   - . Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
3. . LibraryIreland. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
   - John O'Sullivan (1988). (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 27 October 2022.
4. . Discover Ireland. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
5. . Logainm. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
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6. . Historic Graves. Archived from the original on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
7. (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 November 2019. Retrieved 2 November 2019.
8. . 19 November 2014. Archived from the original on 9 March 2022. Retrieved 2 November 2019 – via Flickr.