Historic churches
in Ireland.
Explore historic churches across Ireland. Search for a name, choose a county or find the places closest to you, with practical details on each place page.
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A place to discoverAghadoe Church (ruins)Aghadoe, north-west of Killarney
Berthold Strucken, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons
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730
places in this collection
26
counties to explore
1,245
towns with places nearby
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Historic churches across Ireland
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- BennettsbridgeCounty Kilkenny28
- NewmarketCounty Kilkenny28
- DunnamagganCounty Kilkenny27
- StonyfordCounty Kilkenny27
- RosegreenCounty Tipperary25
- HugginstownCounty Kilkenny25
- KellsCounty Kilkenny25
- KnocktopherCounty Kilkenny25
- ThomastownCounty Kilkenny25
- FreshfordCounty Kilkenny24
- KilkennyCounty Kilkenny24
- BallyfoyleCounty Kilkenny23
- BallyhaleCounty Kilkenny23
- CallanCounty Kilkenny23
- KilmagannyCounty Kilkenny23
- CashelCounty Tipperary22
- New InnCounty Tipperary22
- CullahillCounty Laois22
- MoyglassCounty Tipperary21
- BallyraggetCounty Kilkenny21
- CrosspatrickCounty Kilkenny21
- DunbellCounty Kilkenny21
- JohnstownCounty Kilkenny21
- UrlingfordCounty Kilkenny21
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County collections include places near their towns and villages, sometimes across a boundary. Each place counts once in the national collection.
How MyMap worksHow many historic churches are there in Ireland?
OpenStreetMap records 730 in the Republic, across 26 counties. That is how many the map has, which is not the same as how many there are: anything nobody has mapped is missing, and anyone can add it.
Which county has the most historic churches?
Tipperary, with 139, then Kilkenny with 130.
Do the county figures add up to 730?
No, and they are not meant to. A historic church belongs to every settlement within twelve kilometres of it, so one near a county line is counted in both counties: 337 of them are. The figure in the heading counts each record once.
Which town has the most historic churches near it?
Bennettsbridge in County Kilkenny, with 28 within twelve kilometres. That is what is near the town, not what is inside it.
Where does this come from?
The places and counts in this directory are based on OpenStreetMap records. Of 730 records in this category, 3 include opening hours, 0 include a phone number and 4 include a website. Individual place pages may add sourced visiting information. Check the venue for current details.