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Church

Dunmahon, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Dunmahon, 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
Dunmahon
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Dunmahon Church (in Ruins) (1934)
Coordinates
52.19805, -8.33040
SMR number
CO027-049002-

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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

Extending out from W side of graveyard (14577). Fragmentary remains of church: no trace of E gable; lengths of S (L 7.7m) and N (L 10.8m) walls survive (max. H 2.75m); W wall has been repaired and capped (Grove White ibid., see photograph opp. 95). Church now entered by steps and gate at W end of S wall; according to Windele, writing c. 1852, this was location of former doorway (ibid.). Interior, full of grave plots, noticeably higher than level of rest of graveyard. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular church (c. 10m E-W; c. 7m N-S); according to OS Field Book of 1840 (Grove White 1905-25, vol. 3, 94), walls were then nearly whole. According to Power (1932, 61), probable length of church was 40ft. Remains of parish church of Dunmahon, reported 'in ruins' in 1774 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 208).

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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