Dunkerrin () is a small village in
County Offaly
County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...
,
Ireland, just south of
Roscrea and near the
County Tipperary border. It is on the
R445 road which was once the main road from
Dublin to
Limerick. Dunkerrin is now bypassed by the
M7, the nearest access is junction 23 at
Moneygall.
Amenities
The local
national (primary) school, Scoil Muire, first opened in 1943. The village's
Roman Catholic church, dedicated to St Mary, was built in 1978 on the site of an earlier 19th century church.
Structures of note
Local sites of architectural note include the remains of Franckfort Castle which was built about 1730. Though now demolished, the ruined remains include a Gothic style curtain wall, entrance and towers.
The construction of Dunkerrin's
Church of Ireland church was funded by the '
Board of First Fruits
The Board of First Fruits () was an institution of the Church of Ireland that was established in 1711 by Anne, Queen of Great Britain to build and improve churches and glebe houses in Ireland. This was funded from taxes collected on clerical inco ...
' and completed around 1820. It is a four bay nave church with a three-stage tower. A stile in the stone boundary wall which encloses the church yard provides access to Frankfort Castle. A wall plaque reads, 'This wall was built by Francis Rollestown Esq. In the year 1757’.
There is a late 19th century cast-iron water pump at the crossroads in Dunkerrin.
References
Towns and villages in County Offaly
Articles on towns and villages in Ireland possibly missing Irish place names
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