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Graveyard

Carrigaline Middle, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Carrigaline Middle, 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
Carrigaline Middle
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
G. Yd. (1934)
Coordinates
51.81532, -8.37530
SMR number
CO087-036001-

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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

On N shore Owenboy estuary, on S side of road; rectangular area (c. 50m E-W; c. 80m N-S) enclosed by stone wall; still in use, recent extension on W side. Inscribed headstones date from 1690 (O'Leary 1918, 120-1), also a number of chest tombs (O'Leary ibid.; Coleman 1904-6g, 18-20); large gabled burial vault SE of church. Facing entrance to graveyard, SW of church, altar tomb of Lady Susanna Newenham, dated 1754, set in vaulted shelter; burial place of Newenham family of Coolmore house (CO087-043---) (Coleman ibid., 18). At centre, St. Mary's C of I church (CO087-036003-): nave and chancel with spired tower at W end; built in neo-Gothic style in 1823 to design of Pain brothers, brass tablet above door inscribed: "Jas. &G: R: PAIN/ ARCHts/ 1823"; N transept added in 1835 (Brady 1863, vol. 1,63; Lewis 1837, vol. 1, 278). On site of ancient parish church (CO087-036002-) of Carrigaline, described in 1700 as 'above 70 foot long....well slated and well furnished with seats' (Lunham 1909, 169-70); O'Leary (ibid.) notes 'detached stone' bearing inscription "this church was rebuilt in the year of our saviour Christ, 1723"; Smith (1750, vol. 1, 208) described it as 'in decent order'; no visible surface trace. Font (CO087-142----) dated 1637 inside church.

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

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Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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