Conservation plan for Tipperary medieval church and graveyard
a community information tour and meeting will be held at the graveyard at Glenkeen on July 16
A conservation management plan is being devised for the medieval church and graveyard at Glenkeen in Tipperary, outside of Borrisoleigh.
As part of the process, a community information tour and meeting will be held at the graveyard on July 16, at the entrance to the graveyard. The first event will be held at 3pm on that day, and the second at 6pm.
Attendees are invited in each case to give their views on the management of the graveyard. The project is being led by Borrisoleigh Heritage & Culture, with support from the Heritage Council and Tipperary County Council.
Glenkeen is a significant church site that has a connection to the 7th century saint Culán, whose holy bell was found in the hollow of a nearby tree.This important reliquary is now on display in the British Museum.
The site itself features a medieval church in ruins surrounded by a graveyard.It was one of eight monuments included in the Heritage Council’s Adopt a Monument Programme in 2025, a programme that offers communities direct access to expertise, mentoring and support to help them to protect, preserve, and promote their local heritage.