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Church

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

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Carrigane, 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
Carrigane (Muskerry East By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
St Marys Ch (1939)
Coordinates
51.87820, -8.65070
SMR number
CO073-055002-

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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

On W side of graveyard (9519). Church consists of rectangular nave with shallow rectangular chancel at E end and pinnacled 4-storey tower at W end. Tower has string course between floors; round-arched door in W wall at ground-floor level, round-arched louvred opes on all floors above. Formerly C of I parish church of Athnowen; deconsecrated in 1979 but still roofed. Appears to have been rebuilt in early 18th century (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 179); tower at W end added 1756 according to inscribed stone plaque on tower; church extensively repaired in 1877 and 1888, chancel probably added at that stage (Cole 1903, 8-9).

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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