A few days ago, I visited one of County Waterford’s hidden treasures, the medieval parish church of Kilronan. I am in the process of doing some historical research into this site but here are some of my initial observations.
Kilronan medieval parish church at Glebe, Co. Waterford.
Location
Kilronan church is located in the townland of Glebe, in the barony of Glenihery, close to the Tipperary Waterford country boundary. It is a short drive from the town of Clonmel (c. 6km), just off the Dungarvan-Clonmel near the crossroads at Kilmanahan. This area is in the diocese of Waterford and Lismore, which came in to existence in the later medieval period following the amalgamation of the dioceses of Waterford, Lismore and Ardmore .
Map showing Kilronan church and holy well taken from Bing maps.
Placename
The name Kilronan or Cill Rónáin means the Church of Ronan which suggests there was an early…
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Séamus Sweeney 