Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Townparks (Imokilly By., Middleton Par.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Townparks (Imokilly By., Middleton Par.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.91391, -8.17370
- SMR number
- CO076-063001-
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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
Set back on W side of Main Street in Midleton, L-shaped graveyard (c. 60m E-W; c. 80m N-S) enclosed by stone wall, well kept. On or near site of Cistercian abbey of Chore (CO076-06303-); C of I church (CO076-06302-) to S of centre. Large collection of 18th and 19th century headstones, table and chest tombs; earliest noted headstone in Imokilly here dated 1698: rectangular slab, decorated at base only with 'Angelic Form with Trumpet, surmounting a Skull and Crossbones, symbolic of the Resurrection and Mortality' (O'Shea 1988, 68). Earliest 18th century headtone dated 1708; decorated with 'Cross and Sacred Monogram in false relief'; otherwise headstones date from 1730s onwards. Two fine neo-Classical 18th century mausolea against inside of E boundary wall (Chinnery and Broderick tombs, inscriptions given by McDonnell 1921-5). Sundial in graveyard made from top of spire blown down in 1903.
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
- Religious house - Cistercian monksunder 1 mi
- Market-houseunder 1 mi
- Historic townunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.