Kilcoole Church, also called Old Kilcoole Church, is a medieval church and National Monument in Kilcoole, County Wicklow, Ireland.

Location

Kilcoole Church is located on Lott Lane in the centre of Kilcoole village, 1.5 km (0.93 mi) west of the seashore. At 6°03′46″W, it is the easternmost of the Republic of Ireland's National Monuments.

History

The church derives its name from a Saint Comgall (not the famous Comgall of Bangor). The church was built in the 12th century and was dedicated to Mary, mother of Jesus.

Thady Byrne of Ballygannon, a senior member of the O'Byrne family, was buried at Kilcoole Church in 1707.

Church

The church is a nave and chancel structure. The chancel probably once had a step-pitched stone roof, with a small attic roof over the chancel. The nave has a square baptismal font, a cross slab and a small round-headed window in the south wall.

The west part of the church was added later as a two-storey living quarters.

A holy well is located 100 m (110 yd) to the northeast.