placenamesUllard
Iolard
The medieval church preserves both detailed carving and visible reconstruction.
The name
A reliable full-name meaning has not been established here. The recorded Irish and English forms are given without an unsupported translation.
Recorded forms
- Iolard · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ullard · English · main form
Place & story
The church and its cross
Ullard’s medieval church has a Romanesque doorway in its west gable. The Office of Public Works describes three recessed orders and a hood moulding ending in two large animal heads. Above it, a carved stone bears two figures believed to represent Saints Moling and Fiacre; the identification is tentative. In the graveyard, the granite high cross was reconstructed from three fragments, with modern cement replacing the middle section of its shaft. Its decoration includes interlace and biblical scenes. The repair forms part of the monument’s visible history, alongside its surviving carved stone. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ullard. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Ullard Church: Heritage Ireland · Office of Public Works
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.