St. Mary’s Church, Callan

The town of Callan is reputed to have been founded by the famous knight William Marshall who granted it its first charter in 1217. Although there are suggestions for an earlier date for the building of St. Mary’s Church it is generally accepted that it was built circa 1250 by Hugh de Mapilton who was the Bishop of St. Canice’s Cathedral in Kilkenny from 1251. Little of this original church surv...