Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilmore (Courceys By.), County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilmore (Courceys By.)
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1902)
- Coordinates
- 51.66287, -8.61450
- SMR number
- CO124-035001-
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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)
- 1869 · Ireland. (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
On E side of avenue into Rectory; subrectangular graveyard (c. 55m N-S; c. 35m E-W); enclosed by stone wall. Still in use but parts overgrown, earliest noted headstone dated to 1832. Stump of wall (L c. 2m; H 1.9m) running E-W, just S of centre in yard, may be remains of ancient parish church (CO124-035003-) of Templetrine which is shown as rectangular structure on 1842 OS 6-inch map; it was in repair in 1639 but in need of repairs by 1680s (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 346). At N end of graveyard C of I church (CO124-035002-) built in 1821 (ibid., 348); small rectangular church with tall three-storey crenellated tower against W gable; semicircular apse on E wall, and vestry at NE corner, are additions post 1842. Door in S wall of tower; two windows each in N and S walls with pointer arches and hood mouldings, apse lit by three small lancets; unusual hour-glass-like first storey openings in tower. Church still in use.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.