A multi-period site “… of the utmost importance”

St Maelruan founded a monastery near this location in the 8th century AD and Christian worship has continued for 1200 years. The tower was built in the 15th century as this area was under constant attack by the O’Toole and the O’Byrne clans from the Wicklow Mountains. This served as a lookout and provide some fore-warning. Maelruan’s Church was built in 1829 and was designed by the famous Dublin architect, John Semple. Semple incorporated the existing tower into the design of the church and used it as a belfry. This site is according to the “National Inventory of Architectural Heritage”, a multi-period site “… of the utmost importance”

Thanks to Michael Finn and Canon William Deverill for excellent video showing St Maelruins

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