Church in County Kilkenny, Ireland
Clonamery Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Kilkenny, Ireland.[1]
Location
Clonamery Church is located 3 km (1.9 mi) southeast of Inistioge, on the north bank of the River Nore.[2]
History
St Broonahawn (pattern day 16 May) founded a monastery at Clonamery. The present church was built in the 9th or 10th century.[3]
The Romanesque chancel was added in the 12th century, while the out-building (sacristy) be 15th/16th century, and a bell-cote was added at the same time.[citation needed]
Tradition states that the church continued in use until 1691, when Edward Fitzgerald of Cloone Castle died at the Battle of Aughrim.[citation needed]
Church
Clonamery is a nave-and-chancel church with a sacristy built of roughly dressed stones not laid in regular courses with a slight batter. There is a flat-headed west doorway with a cross pattée above the lintel and antae in the west gable.[4] The bell-cote had room for two bells: a sanctus bell and a bell for calling the people to prayer.[5]
A pillar-stone of early date was found at Clonamery. It is made of greenish slate and bears three crosses and two cup marks. There are some cross slabs and a grave slab also.[6]
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