placenamesRingville
An Rinn
A roofless church at Shanacloon and the later Catholic church at Shanakill preserve different chapters of worship in An Rinn.
The name
These Irish name elements are associated with this record in the Logainm glossary.
An element’s translation is a clue, rather than a complete explanation of the name. Its form and meaning depend on local history and the full Irish name.
Recorded forms
- An Rinn · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ringville · English · main form
Place & story
A roofless church and its burial ground
At Shanacloon, the National Inventory of Architectural Heritage records the remains of a Church of Ireland church dating from about 1740. It was still in use in 1926. The 2003 survey found its roof gone and its rubble-stone walls covered with ivy. The surrounding graveyard contains both carved stone and cast-iron markers, with recorded examples extending from about 1740 to 1962. These surviving objects document a local Protestant burial and worship site; their date range does not establish the first burial there. [2]
The Catholic church at Shanakill
The Catholic Séipéal San Niocláis at Shanakill dates from about 1880. Its nave, side transepts and short eastern chancel form a cross-shaped plan. A major renovation around 1980 added the western entrance and rearranged the interior, including removal of internal wall plaster. When surveyed in 2003, the building retained stained glass and the sacristy’s timber sash windows, whose pointed upper sections contain tracery. Its graveyard and small stone outbuilding form part of the church grounds. [3]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ringville. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Saint Nicholas’s Church, Shanacloon, NIAH22824005 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Séipéal San Niocláis, Shanakill, NIAH22824006 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.