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Lackabane (Muskerry East By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Lackabane, 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
Lackabane (Muskerry East By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Donoghmore Church (in Ruins) (1939)
Coordinates
51.98959, -8.74447
SMR number
CO050-102003-

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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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In centre of graveyard (CO050-102002-); ruin of C of I parish church of Donoghmore. Remains consist of gabled rectangular nave (15.7m E-W; 7.9m N-S) with gabled porch attached at W end (3.7m E-W; 4.15m N-S). Original door in centre of W gable, with round arch; three blocked-up round-arched window embrasures in S wall and one in N wall; two successively blocked-up windows in E gable with later inserted door. This door gave access to large mausoleum of Townsend family which fills E half of church; smaller vault of Ruby family in SW corner; both of these inserted shortly after church abandoned in 1843 when new parish church built c. 2.4 km to ENE. Present ruin probably late 17th/early 18th-century in date; roofless in 1774 but reroofed and repaired in 1792 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 188-90); latter date probably time when porch added and second E window inserted.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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