Thomastown Church

Thomastown Church, also known as St. Mary’s, was built on a site founded by the Anglo-Norman knight Thomas FitzAnthony, in the late 11^th to early 12^th century. The present day former church of Ireland, with its dominant single-bay three-staged tower, was built on what was the south aisle of St. Mary’s church, in the early 19^th century. St. Mary’s was a nave and chancel church. The present remains are that of a west gable, and a partial crossing tower. The north aisle wall with its five arches shows off its quatrefoil pillars and decorated capitals. Above the arches is a clerestory offering light and air into the interior church.

The associated graveyard has both Protestant and Catholic burials, dating from the 17^th century, and a High Cross. Thomastown High Cross has an imperforate ring, with part of the ring missing. The shaft on which it stands is plain and most likely not original.

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