South Church and graveyard, 2006North Church, March 2010North Church and graveyard, 2010Graveyard, March 2010
The Loughinisland Churches are the remains of three ruined churches in Loughinisland, County Down, Northern Ireland, dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries. They are situated in Tievenadarraghtownland, in a large graveyard on an island in Loughinisland Lake, now reached by a causeway.[1] The churches are state-care historic monuments at grid ref: J4234 4537.[2]
The island and its churches appear in medieval sources under the name Lerkes or Lyrge. [6]
Featuresedit
The North Church is 66.5 ft by 30 ft, the gables and most of the side walls are standing and a doorway in the west end has a narrow window above it.[6]
Referencesedit
^Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (1983). Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 104–105.
^"Tievenadarragh" (PDF). State Care Historic Monuments. Retrieved 16 July 2009.[permanent dead link]
^Harbinson, P. (1992). Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland. Dublin: Gill & Macmillan. p. 116.
^Government of Northern Ireland (1947). An Account of the Ancient Monuments in State Charge. Belfast: HMSO. pp. 25–26.
^"The Three Ruined Churches of Loughinisland". Ros Davies' County Down, Northern Ireland Genealogy Research Site. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
^ ab. A Journey through Kinelarty. Archived from the original on 22 March 2011. Retrieved 16 July 2009.
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loughinisland, churches, 3371861, 8122250, 3371861, 8122250, south, church, graveyard, 2006, north, church, march, 2010, north, church, graveyard, 2010, graveyard, march, 2010, remains, three, ruined, churches, loughinisland, county, down, northern, ireland, d. 54 20 13 87 N 5 48 44 01 W 54 3371861 N 5 8122250 W 54 3371861 5 8122250 South Church and graveyard 2006 North Church March 2010 North Church and graveyard 2010 Graveyard March 2010 The Loughinisland Churches are the remains of three ruined churches in Loughinisland County Down Northern Ireland dating from the 13th to the 17th centuries They are situated in Tievenadarragh townland in a large graveyard on an island in Loughinisland Lake now reached by a causeway 1 The churches are state care historic monuments at grid ref J4234 4537 2 Contents 1 History 2 Features 3 References 4 External linksHistory edit 3 4 5 The island and its churches appear in medieval sources under the name Lerkes or Lyrge 6 Features editThe North Church is 66 5 ft by 30 ft the gables and most of the side walls are standing and a doorway in the west end has a narrow window above it 6 References edit Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland 1983 Historic Monuments of Northern Ireland Belfast HMSO pp 104 105 Tievenadarragh PDF State Care Historic Monuments Retrieved 16 July 2009 permanent dead link Harbinson P 1992 Guide to National and Historic Monuments of Ireland Dublin Gill amp Macmillan p 116 Government of Northern Ireland 1947 An Account of the Ancient Monuments in State Charge Belfast HMSO pp 25 26 The Three Ruined Churches of Loughinisland Ros Davies County Down Northern Ireland Genealogy Research Site Retrieved 16 July 2009 a b Loughinisland ancient church site A Journey through Kinelarty Archived from the original on 22 March 2011 Retrieved 16 July 2009 External links edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Loughinisland Churches Geograph Photograph of the North Church Geograph Photograph of South Church Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Loughinisland Churches amp oldid 1198739109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
