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Church

Ballymacmoy, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Ballymacmoy, 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
Ballymacmoy
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
St Nicholass Catholic Church (1935)
Coordinates
52.14615, -8.51694
SMR number
CO034-065----

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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 Killavullen. Rectangular church (long axis NE-SW) with sacristy added to SW gable. NE entrance front of random-rubble sandstone, rest of walls rendered. Five round-headed windows in each side wall light interior. Entrance front has 1-bay breakfront containing central rectangular door ope under tall round-headed window; overhead is stone inscribed with date '1839'; breakfront topped with bellcote. Smaller doors, under blind window opes, on either side of breakfront. Interior has gallery at NE end; classical reredos behind altar at SW end. 'Old R.C. Chapel' (no longer survives) indicated on 1842 OS on Ross street c. 150m to E. Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 384) noted 'a small plain building about to be rebuilt on a site given by Jas. Hennessy, Esq.'. Church refurbished in mid 1990's and gallery replaced.

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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