Adjacent to the present day church is a part of the original abbey, which is now in ruin. According to a plaque located on the wall of the abbey, 'This abbey of the hermits of St. Augustine was founded c.1290. The surviving buildings consist of the 13th century chancel and the 15th century tower. After the suppression of the monastries in the 16th century the friars were driven from the abbey and lands and by 1654 the building was ruined and destroyed. The present church was built c.1820 and the chancel was repaired in 1923. The ruin is known locally as the 'clogchas''