St. Patrick's Church, Straffan

Saint Patrick's Church is a ruined medieval church in Straffan, Ireland.[1][2]

St. Patrick's Church
Teampall Phádraig
St. Patrick's Church
53.311423°N 6.610659°W / 53.311423; -6.610659
LocationStraffan, County Kildare
CountryIreland
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Previous denominationPre-Reformation Catholic
History
Foundedearly 13th century
DedicationSaint Patrick
Architecture
Functional statusruined
Closed1838
Specifications
Length21.5 m (71 ft)
Width6.3 m (21 ft)
Number of floors4
Materialsstone
Administration
DioceseDublin and Glendalough

Location

St. Patrick's Church is located in the centre of Straffan village, 760 m (½ mile) north of the River Liffey.

History

St. Patrick’s Church, Straffan was built in the early 13th century. It is recorded that St Patrick's was incorporated into the Hospital of Saint John outside Newgate, Dublin c. 1250 which would suggest its construction at an earlier time.

The vicarage was suppressed in 1397 and was united with Saint John’s Hospital. In 1531 Archbishop John Alen restored the vicarage.

The church may have served as a safe house for persecuted clergy.

The church was replaced by the modern church in 1838.[3]

The church is located within a modern graveyard, accessible by a lychgate, built c. 1920.[4]

Buildings
Arched doorway in the east wall

St. Patrick's Church has a fortified tower house of four storeys attached to its west end, with a bell-cote on top.

The entrance door is to the south, where there are two Gothic windows.

Most of the northern wall has fallen.[5]

References
  1. "Old Straffan Church Co Kildare".
  2. Carlisle, Nicholas (1 January 1810). "A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland: Exhibiting the Names of the Several Cities, Towns, Parishes, and Villages ... Collected from the Most Authentic Documents, and Arranged in Alphabetical Order. Being a Continuation of the Topography of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland". W. Miller – via Google Books.
  3. "church of ireland straffan - Google Search".
  4. "Additional Images: Buildings of Ireland: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage".
  5. "Patrick Comerford".
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