Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Religious house - Cistercian monks
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
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 51.91334, -8.17402
- SMR number
- CO076-063003-
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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
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 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.