Kilcroney Church

Kilcroney Church is a medieval church and National Monument in County Wicklow, Ireland.

Kilcroney Church
Cill Chróine
Kilcroney Church
53°11′10″N 6°08′20″W
Location	Kilcroney, Kilmacanogue, County Wicklow
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Pre-Reformation Catholic
History
Founded	11th century
Dedication	Saint Cróine
Architecture
Style	Celtic Christianity
Years built	11th century
Specifications
Length	12.12 m (39.8 ft)
Width	7.8 m (26 ft)
Height	4 m (13 ft)
Number of floors	1
Floor area	95 m2 (1,020 sq ft)
Materials	sandstone, granite, shale
Administration
Diocese	Glendalough
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Kilcroney
Reference no.	417

Location

Kilcroney Church is located in woodland on the western edge of Bray, to the south of the River Dargle.

History

There may have been an earlier wooden church on the site, dedicated to Saint Cróine, an obscure female saint of the 5th century.

The stone church was built in the 11th century, and the pre-Norman patrons were either the Uí Briuin Cualann or the Ó Ceallaigh of Uí Teigh. In the Norman period, Kilcroney is mentioned in records of 1280, 1285 and 1305. It later returned to Gaelic Irish possession when the Ó Tuathail (O'Tooles) took over the area.

In 1533, it was mentioned that Kilcroney was a chapel of the larger local church at Stagonyll (Powerscourt). Other records claim it was a possession of St. Mary's Abbey, Dublin.

The church was extended in the late medieval period, and in the modern period there has been some restoration, with the walls being propped up.

Church

The church is rectangular in shapewith walls of sandstone, granite and shale blocks. The southern wall holds a granite lintel and round-headed window.