Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Magheracross Monastery

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The result was delete. Spartaz ^Humbug! 22:29, 27 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Magheracross Monastery[edit]

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The monastery fails WP:GNG and is not inherently notable. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 03:25, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Christianity-related deletion discussions. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 03:25, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Northern Ireland-related deletion discussions. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 03:25, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This discussion has been included in the list of Architecture-related deletion discussions. Necrothesp (talk) 15:00, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Comment. I'm not sure about this one. The photograph linked to in the article is actually Devenish Island. I can see no evidence of a Magheracross Monastery. It's not included on the NI listed buildings database. I suspect this may be a mistaken interpretation of the evidence and the original creator thought the photo was of a non-existent Magheracross Monastery whereas it is actually of Devenish. -- Necrothesp (talk) 15:19, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I will mention that in said article, a Magheracross church is mentioned to have burned down. While the photo may not be of the church, it does appear to exist. However, just because it exists doesn't mean that it is notable and that an article should be written about it. Utopes _{(talk / cont)} 18:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, but I don't think that's what the article is referring to. There don't appear to be any extant ruins of the burned church (which does not appear to have been a monastery in any case). If there were then it would undoubtedly be notable under WP:GEOFEAT as the ruins would undoubtedly be heritage listed. -- Necrothesp (talk) 23:04, 11 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Sandstein 21:42, 18 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, but for the reason given by User:Necrothesp - that there is no such place and that the article is based on a good-faith misunderstanding (I couldn't find any reference to it either) - not for the reason given by the nom - that such a monastery would not be notable - which is erroneous. Ingratis (talk) 13:05, 19 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]
Cannot Keep - At best Merge to Magheracross. A monastery in the Early Christian period in Ireland may well have been a rather different kind of institution from those of the high medieval period, perhaps something of a cross between a manor house and a church. The one source is a village history website, providing a timeline without sources. About one sentence in the article (as to the date and foundation of the monastery) supports the content of the WP article, but actually refers to something with a different name. Little objection to plain deletion. Peterkingiron (talk) 16:24, 20 April 2020 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.