Liathmore Churches

Liathmore Churches are two medieval churches forming a National Monument in County Tipperary, Ireland.

Liathmore Churches
Teampaill an Liath Mór
Foundations of a round tower
Liathmore Churches
52.670556°N 7.668611°W / 52.670556; -7.668611
LocationLiath, Two-Mile Borris, County Tipperary
CountryIreland
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Previous denominationCatholic
History
Founded12th century
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Specifications
Materialsstone
Administration
DioceseCashel and Emly
Designations
Official nameLiathmore Two Churches
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Location

Liathmore Churches are located 2.8 km (1.8 mi) east of Two-Mile Borris.

History

St Mochoemog (d. 655) founded the monastery here. There are two churches and the footings of a round tower.[1]

The smaller church is the earlier and dates to the early medieval period; the larger church is late medieval and was begun in the 12th century, and contains a number of tombs.[2]

Building

The sheela-na-gig is located on the left hand side of a Romanesque doorway belonging to the larger of the two churches.[3]

The larger church: nave is 41'4" x 18'8" (12.6 x 5.7 m), and the chancel 26'9" x 16'2" (8.2 x 4.9 m). It was originally a single-chamber church with antae at the east end.[4]

The circular foundation proved to be the base of an Irish round tower. As there is no historical record or oral tradition of a tower here it is thought that it must have fallen, and its stones removed, sometime before 1500. The diameter was 15 ft. 6in. (4.7 m).[5]

References

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