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Glebe (Muskerry West By., Inchigeelagh Par.), County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Glebe (Muskerry West By., Inchigeelagh 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
Glebe (Muskerry West By., Inchigeelagh Par.)
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
Latest-edition OS map
Church (1904)
Coordinates
51.84356, -9.11907
SMR number
CO081-015002-

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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

At centre of graveyard (CO081-015001-), partially ivy-clad ruin of Inchigeelagh parish church. Rectangular nave (int. 10m E-W; 5.6m N-S) with rectangular chancel (int. 4.3m N-S; 3.2m E-W) at E end, and 2-storey tower (int. 3m N-S; 1.8m E-W) at W end; small gabled vestry added to N side of chancel. Both N and S walls of nave have two windows with single pointed light; in centre of E wall of chancel, window with two pointed lights and trefoil overhead, framed by pointed hood moulding. Round-headed entrance door in N wall of tower. Built in 1814 in place of earlier church which became a ruin between 1639 and 1700 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 119-20); vestry added in 1867,when church 'repaired and renovated' (Cole 1903, 56). Glebe House (CO081-016----) c. 200m to N.

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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