Church of Ireland, Killegar, Co.Leitrim @Carrigallen

Description

Detached single-cell Church of Ireland church, built in 1817 by John Godley, with three-bay nave, three-stage tower to the west and single-storey vestry. Pitched tiled roof to nave with stone chimneystack, limestone eaves course and cast-iron rainwater goods. Random coursed stone walls with tooled quoins and rendered pediment to east end. Pointed-arched window openings have tooled limestone surrounds and sills and decorative paired and traceried timber sash windows. Pointed-arched door opening to tower with tooled stone surround, timber battened double door and stone threshold. Door to sacristy has a red brick flat-arch. Castellated three-stage tower with pinnacles and string courses to first and second stage. Graveyard with grave markers dating from early-eighteenth century to present. Site enclosed by rendered wall and cast-iron gates flanked by carved stone piers.

May Flowers; Oíche Bealtaine – old Irish custom ☘️🪴, leaving them out front to protect house from harm or evil. @iarchaeology 🇮🇪

13 hours ago

Just left out our May Flowers on the doorstep 🙂 This old Irish custom involves gathering flowers on May Eve (or in some places May Day morning) and leaving them in front of the main threshold. It was believed that this would protect the house from harm or evil