What visitors see today is primarily a 17th-century transformation of a medieval church, carried out around 1622 according to the Royal Commission. The building underwent further repairs between 1729 and 1733, continuing to serve its congregation until approximately 1840, when a new parish church was constructed elsewhere. When antiquarian Fagan documented the ruins in 1845, he noted that the slated roof was still intact, though it has long since collapsed.

The church walls hold a particularly intriguing piece of history. Built into the exterior face of the western gable, about 30 centimetres above ground level and 1.5 metres from the northwest corner, sits a rubble block measuring roughly 39 by 60 centimetres. This stone bears the grooved outlines of three incised crosses, suggesting it may be an early Christian cross-slab that was repurposed as building material when the medieval church was constructed. This practice of reusing older sacred stones was common throughout Ireland, often preserving ancient Christian monuments within the fabric of later buildings.

The ruins sit within a graveyard that remains active to this day, creating an unusual continuity between past and present. While the church itself fell silent over 180 years ago, the grounds continue their centuries-old role as a place of burial and remembrance, with modern headstones standing alongside weathered markers from generations past. This ongoing use has helped preserve the site, ensuring that both the medieval ruins and their early Christian elements remain accessible to those interested in Ireland’s layered religious heritage.