By 1622, this parish church lay in ruins, victim to the tumultuous times that swept through Ireland. Rather than fade into obscurity, the building was repaired or possibly rebuilt entirely, continuing to serve its congregation for another two centuries until a new church was constructed at nearby Ballydevitt in 1829. Today, the old church sits within a graveyard where headstones dating from 1809 onwards mark the generations who came to rest in this consecrated ground.

The site holds intriguing remnants of its medieval past, including a carved stone head believed to depict a bishop. This weathered sculpture, now preserved in Ballydevitt Church for safekeeping, once stood sentinel at the graveyard gates alongside a companion piece that has since vanished into history. These stone heads would have greeted visitors to the churchyard, perhaps serving as both artistic decoration and spiritual guardians of the sacred space.

Archaeological investigations in 2001 revealed more secrets beneath the soil when the graveyard needed expansion. Test trenches dug in a field adjacent to the church uncovered deposits of black, charcoal-stained earth resting in the natural subsoil; mysterious traces that might speak to earlier human activity at the site. While archaeologists couldn’t definitively determine the nature of these deposits, their presence was significant enough that those areas were excluded from the graveyard extension, preserving whatever stories they might hold for future investigation.