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School

Clonmeen North, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of School, Clonmeen North, 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
Clonmeen North
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Parochial School (1842)
Coordinates
52.13741, -8.86998
SMR number
CO031-053006-

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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

Roadside, immediately S of graveyard (14567). Indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular structure named 'Parochial School', second structure, indicated at right angles, to S. Rectangular single-storey structure (long axis NW-SE) survives as residential house. Entrance front (NE) of 5 bays; central rectangular door; sash windows. Gable-ended with attic window in SE gable, large central chimney stack. Small stone-built addition to rear with corrugated iron roof. According to Eldridge (1996, 76), 'served as a primary school in the 1840s'.

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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