Rathmichael Church
Remains of Rathmichael Church
Rathmichael church was mentioned first as a diocese in Dublin in 1179. It forms part of a wider religious settlement comprising a tower and a graveyard as well as some inscribed stones known as Rathdown slabs.
Courtesy of the National Library of IrelandRemains of Rathmichael Church
Rathmichael church was mentioned first as a diocese in Dublin in 1179. It forms part of a wider religious settlement comprising a tower and a graveyard as well as some inscribed stones known as Rathdown slabs.
Courtesy of the National Library of IrelandRathmichael provides a good example of an early religious settlement. It consisted of a church, a round tower and a graveyard.
Today the remains of all this provide clues to the past. The first mention of Rathmichael was in 1179 when it was listed as a church in the diocese of Dublin.The church is located on high ground in the middle of the graveyard and was surrounded by a rath.
The remains of the church encompass the South wall and the gable-end of the chancel. In 1852 the chancel arch fell but it was believed to have been a later addition to the older church.
Rathmichael burial grounds
This burial ground is part of an important early religious settlement in the area. The whole area was enclosed within a circular wall and included a church, graveyard, well and Round Tower. The church stood on a hill and the tower was built beside it as a refuge for the settlement in case of attack.
Rathmichael burial grounds
This burial ground is part of an important early religious settlement in the area. The whole area was enclosed within a circular wall and included a church, graveyard, well and Round Tower. The church stood on a hill and the tower was built beside it as a refuge for the settlement in case of attack.
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