Church in County Cork, Ireland
| Ardskeagh Church | |
|---|---|
| Teampall Ard Scéithe | |
  Ardskeagh Church | |
| 52°19′55″N 8°37′41″W / 52.331832°N 8.627986°W / 52.331832; -8.627986 | |
| Location | Ardskeagh, County Cork |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Catholic (pre-Reformation) |
| History | |
| Dedication | Saint Michael |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | ruined |
| Style | Romanesque |
| Years built | 12th century AD |
| Specifications | |
| Length | 14 m (46 ft) |
| Width | 9 m (30 ft) |
| Number of floors | 1 |
| Floor area | 125 m (1,350 sq ft) |
| Materials | stone, mortar |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Cloyne |
| National monument of Ireland | |
| Official name | Ardskeagh |
| Reference no. | 314 |
Ardskeagh Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.
Location
The church is located 4.4 kilometres (2.7 mi) southeast of Charleville, to the south of the River Awbeg.
History
Local history claims that it is named for Saint Sciath, a virgin saint who founded a convent here in AD 550. The present stone church was built in the 12th century and dedicated to Saint Michael; it appears in the Papal Taxation of 1302. By 1591 it was abandoned. The church is currently in state guardianship as a National Monument.
Church
The doorway is round-headed, with arch crudely repaired. There is plain, square moulding.
References
- "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 1. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- "ARDSKEAGH, a parish". Libraryireland.com. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Ancient Parishes - Mallow Union of Parishes". Mallow.cloyne.anglican.org. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "HISTORICAL AND TOPOGRAPHICAL NOTES" (PDF). Corkpastandpresent.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "ABCD" (PDF). Wcdp.ie. Archived from the original (PDF) on 12 March 2017. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "CORK County Development Plan" (PDF). Corkcocoplans.ie. Retrieved 9 August 2017.
- "Ardskeagh". The Corpus of Romanesque Sculpture in Britain & Ireland. Retrieved 9 August 2017.