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Graveyard

Churchtown (Barrymore By.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Churchtown, 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
Churchtown (Barrymore By.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard (1933)
Coordinates
51.91624, -8.12298
SMR number
CO076-030001-

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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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 N side of road; roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) with ruins of parish church of Inchinabracky (CO076-03002-) at centre; in occasional use. Coleman (1913-16b) notes 'about fifty headstones here, besides two table-tombs', the earliest dating from 1740s; O'Shea (1988, 80) notes headstone, dated 1749, as containing 'a richness of new decorative motifs, notably the lozenge-shaped panel containing the inscription'; second 1749 headstone described as 'magnificent specimen' (ibid., 79), range of motifs include two Eagles, Chain, Hourglass and Set-Square (probably indicating membership of Masonic Order). New C of I church built across road to SE in 1839 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 235), but not shown on 1902 OS 6-inch map; site now occupied by manufacturing premises.

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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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