This early 17th century church has quite a precise historical timeline; it was recorded in 1622 as being ‘newly re-edified and well repaired’, suggesting it had been rebuilt or substantially renovated from an earlier medieval structure. The church continued serving the local community for another 130 years until 1752, when a new church was built at Ballymore and this one was abandoned. Today, the church ruins occupy the northern quarter of a graveyard measuring approximately 50 metres east to west and 25 metres north to south.

The site has been subject to archaeological investigation on two occasions when new developments were proposed nearby. In 1994, archaeologist Gerry Walsh conducted pre-development testing just northwest of the church when a new dwelling was planned. Eight trial trenches were excavated across the sloping site using a mechanical digger, revealing the natural stratigraphy of the area; thin layers of topsoil and peat, typically 10 to 50 centimetres thick, overlying orange boulder clay and bedrock. Despite the proximity to the medieval church and graveyard, no archaeological remains, deposits or artefacts were discovered in any of the trenches.

A second phase of archaeological testing took place in 2006 under licence number 06E1154, conducted by Eoin Halpin, when another dwelling and garage were proposed about 60 metres northwest of the church. Four machine-excavated trenches were dug across this site, which featured a north to south pathway along its western edge and an adjacent stone ridge, likely created from field clearance when the path was made. Once again, despite the careful investigation near this historically significant church site, no features of archaeological significance were uncovered, suggesting that any associated settlement or activity areas lie elsewhere, perhaps closer to the church itself or have been lost to time.