Rathmore Church
Rathmore Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. It was constructed by the prominent Plunkett living nearby at Rathmore Castle. A modern church 0.5 km to the northeast serving the area was constructed in 1844. Archer and Smith describe it as similar in purpose to other churches constructed at Killeen and Dunsany.
Location
Rathmore Church is located northeast of Athboy, to the west of Jamestown Bog.History
was a lawyer and judge of the mid-15th century, serving as Lord Chief Justice of Ireland in 1461 and 1463. He was married to Marion Cruise and died in 1471; the couple are buried together at Rathmore, Marion's hereditary family seat.Lieutenant-General Thomas Bligh of the 20th Regiment of Foot has a monumental tablet in the church. He fought at Dettingen, Val, Fontneay, and Melle. He was also commander of the British troops at Cherbourg.
The baptismal font was stolen in April 2013 but recovered in May of that year.