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Religious house - Cistercian monks

Townparks (Imokilly By., Middleton Par.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Religious house - Cistercian monks, Townparks (Imokilly By., Middleton Par.), 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
Townparks (Imokilly By., Middleton Par.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.91334, -8.17402
SMR number
CO076-063003-

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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

Cistercian abbey of Chore, also called St. Mary of Chore (Gwynn & Hadcock 1988, 140), founded in 1180 'almost certainly by Irish and not Anglo-Normans' (Stalley 1987, 248). In '1541 the jurors found that the abbey church had been parochial and that all other buildings on the one-acre site were necessary for the farm' (Gwynn & Hadcock ibid); supressed in 1543 (ibid); in 1580 Seneschal of Imokilly 'retired to the abbey whence he was also expelled, probably with much damage to the building' (Power 1929, 23); in ruins in 1615 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 107). According to Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 369-70), 'last remains of it were taken down to afford a site for the present church'. Site now occupied by Midleton C of I church and graveyard (CO076-06301- and 02-). No upstanding remains of abbey but some stones from it in graveyard including 'a latem edieval door head and a piece of circular shafting' (Stalley 1987, 248).

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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