page_title: St. Cronan's Church, Tuamgraney
section_title: Modern use
hierarchical_section_title: St. Cronan's Church, Tuamgraney / Modern use
caption_attribution_description: English: O'Grady's Tower House Near St Cronan's church in Tuamgraney.
context_page_description: St. Cronan's Church is a 10th-century Church of Ireland church in Tuamgraney, County Clare, Ireland. It is the oldest church in continuous use in Ireland. The Tuamgraney parish operates as a unit with the Mountshannon parish in the Killaloe Union of parishes in the Diocese of Limerick and Killaloe.
context_section_description: In 1839, the Irish language scholar John O'Donovan visited the church as part of his Ordnance Survey work. He did not enter the church and stated: "The present church of Tuaim Greine is of no antiquity, and there is nothing there by which the antiquarian can be interested but a rude castle." The castle to which he referred is the 15th century O'Grady's Castle which is extant.
  Both Church of Ireland and Roman Catholic followers are buried in the church's graveyard, including genealogist Edward MacLysaght and the parents of writer Edna O'Brien. The church remains in use by the Church of Ireland as a place of worship.
caption: O'Grady's Castle by St. Cronan's Church, Tuamgraney
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