St. Mary's Church, New Ross

St. Mary's Church is a medieval church and National Monument in New Ross, Ireland.[1][2][3]

St. Mary's Church, New Ross
St. Mary's Abbey
Séipéal Mhuire
St. Mary's Church, New Ross
52.396258°N 6.940464°W / 52.396258; -6.940464
LocationMary Street, New Ross, County Wexford
CountryIreland
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Previous denominationPre-Reformation Catholic
History
Statusruined
Founder(s)William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke
Isabel de Clare
DedicationMary, mother of Jesus
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
StyleNorman, Gothic
Completed1210
Specifications
Materialssandstone, Dundry stone
Administration
DioceseFerns
Designations
National Monument of Ireland
Official nameSt. Mary's Church
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Location

St. Mary's Church is located on Mary Street, New Ross, on the east bank of the River Barrow.[4][5]

History

Abbán built a monastery in the New Ross area in the 6th century, possibly on the site where St. Mary's was later built.[6]

St. Mary's was completed in 1210 and was founded by William Marshal, 1st Earl of Pembroke or his wife Isabel de Clare, a daughter of Strongbow.

The bells were stolen in 1654 by a Lieut.-Col. Beale, during the Irish Confederate Wars.[7] Divine Service was performed at St. Mary's until 1811 or 1812, when the west aisle was demolished to make room for the modern church.

Many stories are associated locally with the ruins, including one about a soldier who entered the "Black Hole" under an archway with his dog; only the dog returned. In another, a man who attempted to take the cross out of the old chancel had his brains dashed out.[8]

Church

The present Church of Ireland building occupies the site of the nave of the old building; only the chancel and transepts survive. The chancel has an aumbry, sedilia, piscina, tomb canopy and two doorways: one transitional and one Gothic.

There are three lancet windows in the east gable. The old chancel and the north and south transepts contain one of Ireland's largest collections of medieval funerary. One features a cross with Lamb of God, symbolism associated with the Knights Templar. Another rarity is a woman buried next to both of her husbands, a rarity in the Middle Ages.[9][10][11]

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References
  1. "Irish Arts Review". Irish Arts Review. 1 January 2005 – via Google Books.
  2. Davenport, Fionn (1 January 2008). Ireland. Lonely Planet. p. 180 – via Internet Archive. St. Mary's Church, New Ross.
  3. "The Dublin Penny Journal". J.S. Folds. 1 January 1834 – via Google Books.
  4. "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". The Society. 1 January 1950 – via Google Books.
  5. "The Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland". The Society. 1 January 1950 – via Google Books.
  6. http://www.augustinians.ie/clonmines/
  7. Hore, Herbert F. (1 January 1978). "History of the Town and County of Wexford: Old and New Ross". arrangement with W. A. Hennessy Esquire – via Google Books.
  8. "St. Mary's, New Ross, County Wexford".
  9. Tait, C. (23 October 2002). "Death, Burial and Commemoration in Ireland, 1550-1650". Springer – via Google Books.
  10. "St Mary's Church, New Ross".
  11. "St Mary's Church, New Ross, Wexford".
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