Kill of the Grange
| Kill of the Grange Irish: Cill na Gráinsí, Cluinchenn | |
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County Dublin | |
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 Kill o' the Grange Church | |
| Location | |
| Grid reference: | O227272 |
| Location: | 53°16’53"N, 6°9’40"W |
| Village: | Deansgrange |
| History | |
| Built 11th century | |
| Norman | |
| Information | |
| Condition: | Ruins |
Kill of the Grange is a ruined church on an ancient religious site in County Dublin. It stands a mile inland of Dublin Bay, on the south side of the bay. Modern development has hemmed it in so that the site is surrounded by the housing developments of Deansgrange, part of Blackrock.
The site has been declared a National Monument.[1]
Structures
The church is associated with St Finnian of Clonard and dates from the 11th century. Parts may date to the 6th century as they are similar to remains found at Glendalough. The church was originally a simple oblong (now the nave) and a chancel and belfry were later added.[2]
Originally known as Clonkeen (Irish: Cluinchenn), it is now known as 'Kill of the Grange', meaning "church of the monastic grange."
There is also a bullaun (about ten inches across) and holy well on the site.
History
The site was part of the possessions of the Priory of the Holy Trinity (later Christ Church Cathedral, Dublin) and their records give a vivid picture of the 14th-century monastic site at Clonken, describing the construction of a kiln house with thatched roof and wattle and daub walls, and the grange itself being built from timber bought from the local folk (probably those dwelling amongst the Dublin Mountains).[3]
References
- ↑ Megalithomania: Kill Of The Grange, Dublin (Church)
- ↑ "Churches". http://www.askaboutireland.ie/reading-room/environment-geography/physical-landscape/man-and-the-landscape-in/religion-and-landscape/churches/.
- ↑ The Archaeology of Mediæval Ireland (2002), Terry B. Barry, Routledge. (pp. 6-7)