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Church

Doneraile, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Doneraile, 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
Doneraile
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
St Marys Catholic Ch (1937)
Coordinates
52.21572, -8.58709
SMR number
CO025-162----

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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)
  • 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

In Doneraile, set back off street line. Rectangular church (long axis ESE-WNW), 7 bay with round headed windows. Ornate ashlar limestone entrance front (ESE) with pedimented gable dated 1827, carved pinapples atop corner butresses. Rectangular doors on either side of central wide rectangular door, in between are small niches for stoups; central round headed first floor window with niches in side bays. Wooden gallery at ESE end, decorative plaster cornice and ceiling rose. Replaced near by thatched chapel (Shine, 1989, 57).

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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