Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Inishkenny, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Inishkenny
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1940)
- Coordinates
- 51.85021, -8.55142
- SMR number
- CO085-041001-
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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
On S side of road; within bounds of possible early ecclesiastical enclosure (5167). Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 50m N-S; c. 40m E-W) with narrow extension on W side; in occasional use, overgrown but earliest inscribed headstones appear to date from late 18th century. Site of ancient parish church (CO085-041002-) of Inishkenny; church here in ruins in 1615, in 1702 described as roofless ruin 'of no use' (Brady 1863, vol 1, 128-9). C of I church build on site in 1809, described by Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 23) as 'a small plain edifice with a low tower and spire'; very little survives except parts of N, E and W walls of rectangular structure (c. 15m E-W; c. 10m N-S) standing c. 1m high and heavily overgrown; named 'St. John's Church' on OS 6-inch map.
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
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.