St. Peter's Church, Ennisnag, Kilkenny
| Saint Peters Church, Ennisnag | |
|---|---|
St. Peter's Church Ennisnag at sunrise in 2018 | |
| 52°32′42″N 7°13′37″W / 52.54500°N 7.22694°W | |
| OS grid reference | S 52048 44949 |
| Location | Ennisnag, County Kilkenny |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Previous denomination | Roman Catholic |
| Website | kellsgroupofparishes |
| History | |
| Dedication | Manchán of Mohill |
| Architecture | |
| Completed | 1815 |
| Administration | |
| Province | Province of Dublin |
| Diocese | Diocese of Cashel and Ossory |
| Parish | Kells with St Mary |
| Clergy | |
| Archbishop | Michael Jackson |
| Bishop(s) | Bishop of Cashel and Ossory |
| Priest in charge | Revd James Mulhall |
Saint Peter's Church, Ennisnag (Middle English: Inisnag and Irish: Inis Snaig meaning "the Island or Islet of the Crane or Heron") is a church of the United Dioceses of Cashel and Ossory and the ecclesiastical province of the United Provinces of Dublin and Cashel in the (Anglican) Church of Ireland. The church lies beside the Kings River, one mile north of Stoneyford village in County Kilkenny, Ireland. Located in the townland of Ennisnag, in the barony of Shillelogher.
The 19th century church was constructed on an old medieval monastery and church no longer extant. Probably the most distinguished rector and resident of Ennisnag was the famous Irish antiquarian, James Graves, who died in 1886. In the graveyard, Catholic burials to the rear and the Church of Ireland burials to the front. Among those buried there is Hubert Butler, the Anglo-Irish essayist.