tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post2617825015281046544..comments2024-03-04T00:18:59.554+00:00Comments on Ireland In Ruins: Old Herbertstown Church Co KildareCastlehunterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-23450425338092774092021-03-17T14:18:25.046+00:002021-03-17T14:18:25.046+00:00Thanks castlefreak. it's been a while since I ...Thanks castlefreak. it's been a while since I was there so it's good to know it hasn't gone to ground.Castlehunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11225021319443029751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7305522918435483160.post-59057704309660240782021-03-14T23:24:38.009+00:002021-03-14T23:24:38.009+00:00Hi - I visited this ruin today. The woman from the...Hi - I visited this ruin today. The woman from the adjacent house came to chat. She told me:<br />- she understood the church to date to the 10th century<br />- that all the gravestones were removed and lie under the prominent mound of earth near the church.<br />- a group on a Fas scheme cleaned it up about 20 years ago and put the fence around it, after which it looked very well but has since deteriorated considerably.<br />- there was a castle in the adjacent field. Traces in the crop growth/ground colour can be clearly seen on the google satellite map but no surface evidence.<br />castlefreakhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16728227100565221957noreply@blogger.com