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Clonkeen Church
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Clonkeen Church is located in Ireland
Clonkeen Church
Clonkeen Church
Location in Ireland
52°38′38″N 8°27′36″W / 52.6439°N 8.4599°W / 52.6439; -8.4599
Location Clonkeen (Barrington), Murroe, County Limerick
Country Ireland
Denomination Catholic (pre-Reformation)
History
Founded c. AD 600
Founder(s) Saint Mo-Diomog
Architecture
Functional status inactive
Years built 15th century AD
Specifications
Length 14.6 m (48 ft)
Width 5.5 m (18 ft)
Number of floors 1
Floor area 80.3 m2 (864 sq ft)
Materials stone, mortar
Administration
Diocese Cashel and Emly

Clonkeen Church is a medieval church and a National Monument in County Limerick, Ireland.

Location

The church is located on the R506 road, near Barringtonsbridge approximately 6 km (3.7 mi) southeast of Annacotty, north of the River Mulkear.

History

A monastery was founded here by Saint Mo-Diomog (feast day 10 December) in the 6th or 7th century. The present church dates to the mid-12th century (based on its similarity to Aghadoe Cathedral, dated to 1158).

The church was ruined by 1657.

Church

Clonkeen Church is a small rectangular church with antae at the east and west ends. The west part of the church, incorporating the west doorway is Romanesque, built of roughly coursed large stones, mostly sandstone. It has a well-preserved doorway with an arch of three orders, with Romanesque carving around the jambs.

The capitals and columns with chevrons are similar to those at Aghadoe.

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