Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Oldcourt (Fermoy By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Oldcourt (Fermoy By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Oldcourt Grave Yard (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.22431, -8.59252
- SMR number
- CO017-083001-
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On S side of road; on N shoulder of Awbeg River glen. Subrectangular graveyard (c. 60m NNE-SSW; c. 47m WNW-ESE), with triangular extension to W and more recent extension to SW. Once contained chapel-of-ease of Oldcourt/Rossdock, which was in ruin by 1615 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 184). Older section of graveyard in occasional use and packed with graves; oldest legible headstones noted dated 1797 and 1799, but Buckley (1907-9b) noted headstones dating to 1726, 1758 and others of mid-late 18th century. Against S boundary of graveyard is low rectangular enclosure (22.65m ext. E-W ; 5m int. N-S) enclosing chest tomb of Rev. Cotter who died in 1784 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, 31); this is mistakenly identified as remains of church on 1937 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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Burial groundunder 1 mi
- Promontory fort - inlandunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.