Old St. Mary's Church, also known as St. Mary's Church of Ireland Church,[1] is a medieval church in Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland.
It is believed to have been built in 1204 by William de Burgh,[2] and was referenced in a letter dated August 1228.
The entire over ground 13th-century structure has disappeared, but the remains of an armored knight were found in a vault from that period, under the south aisle, in 1832.[citation needed] The Church as it is known today was built and added to during the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries.[citation needed]
The Church's main features are a 27 ft square, 84 ft high bell tower, the eastern tower house, and ornate 16th-century east and west windows.
Major renovations were undertaken on the building in 1805. The Tower had, at one time, a wooden spire and belfry, which has not been restored. Crenellated parapets suggest that this was a fortified structure. Cromwell's attack on the town in the mid-17th century cost the Church its Tower House (today's vestry); the rest of the church was unscathed.[3]