Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Brooklodge (barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Brooklodge (barrymore By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.93850, -8.37711
- SMR number
- CO064-054001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Approached by laneway from W; subrectangular graveyard (c. 60m N-S; c. 60m E-W) enclosing site of ancient parish church (CO064-054002-), in ruins by 1615 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 26). In 1700 the church described as 'built with stone and clay; half the walls are down; the churchyard is fenct with a ditch'. C of I church of Riverstown built here in 1829 (Lewis 1837, vol. 1); according to local information demolished in 1923; stones used to rebuilt nearby Butlerstown House. Short section of W wall of church survives with tower attached; hexagonal with spire, on rectangular base (2.9m N-S; 3.8m E-). Inscribed headstones date from mid-19th century; in occasional use. Parish 'sometimes called Kilroan' (Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 132), 'better known as Ballylucra' (Coleman 1907-9e, 258); Ruown well (CO064-053----) to W.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Mill - fullingunder 1 mi
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.