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Church

Boherash, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Boherash, 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
Boherash
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Church
Latest-edition OS map
Church (in Ruins) (1934)
Coordinates
52.18942, -8.35715
SMR number
CO027-041002-

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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 NW quadrant of graveyard (CO027-041001-), immediately N of Glanworth village. Ruin of the former C of I parish church of Glanworth, consisting of a nave with tower at the W end. It was built in the early 18th century on the site of the earlier parish church (CO027-041003-) which was in ruins in 1615, and still in 1694 (Brady 1863. vol. 2, 214-6). Smith (1750, vol. 1, 344) describes the church as 'lately rebuilt'- this probably dates the construction rather that a refurbishment. The communion plate presented by the bishop to the 'Church of Glanore' in 1723 could mark the date of consecration. The tower was added c. 1799 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, 136-7).

The walls are rendered over random-rubble limestone, with ashlar quoins. The rectangular nave (22m EW; 9m NS) has 3 pointed blocked windows in the S wall and 2 in the N wall. There is a vestry at the E end of the N wall with a burial vault inside. The E window was a tall pointed light, which was removed to the Dominican friary church (CO027-040----) where, according to local information, it originally came from. The pointed W doorway has a cut limestone surround; it is now blocked. The tower is 3-storey, with each floor diminishing in size with height and marked by a string course; there is a blocked door in the S wall. The tower is topped with raised pinnacle-like corners.

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

Photographs attached
CO027-041002-_01: View of the church from NW.
CO027-041002-_02: E gable of the church, from E.
CO027-041002-_03: Tower and S wall, from S.
CO027-041002-_04: Interior of the church, from E.

References

Grove, W.J. 1905-25 Historical and topographical notes etc. on Buttevant, Doneraile, Mallow, and places in their vicinity, 4 vols. Cork. Guy.

Brady, W.M. 1863 Clerical and parochial records of Cork, Cloyne and Ross, 3 vols. Privately published.

Smith, C. 1750 (New Edition 1815) The ancient and present state of the County and City of Cork, 2 vols. Cork. Guy and Co. Ltd.

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