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Knockduff Upper (Duhallow By., Clonfert Par.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Knockduff Upper (Duhallow By., Clonfert Par.), County Cork, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Knockduff Upper (Duhallow By., Clonfert Par.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
R C Chapel (in Ruins) (1842)
Coordinates
52.26639, -9.03618
SMR number
CO014-099----

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In Meelin. On 1842 OS 6-inch map indicated as ruined rectangular structure (c. 15m NW-SE; c. 5m NE-SW) with projection at SE end of SW side making overall plan L-shaped. No visible surface trace; residential house now on site. According to Bowman (1934, 127), house 'is built on most of the site - one of the walls, now plastered, forms part of the wall of an out-office'; wall no longer survives. Field known as 'Pairc na Cille'; according to local tradition, chapel was thatched and because church was too small, mass was said in field on S side of road (ibid.). Chapel replaced by present rectangular Church (long axis N-S) located c. 200m to SE, which is also shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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