Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
School
Churchground, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Churchground
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- School
- Coordinates
- 51.90298, -9.43913
- SMR number
- KE094-078----
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In Kilgarvan village on the S side of the street. A two-storey former schoolhouse. Front (N-facing) of six bays; central, full-height, gabled projection of two bays with door off-centre to right; side elevations of two bays. Band-course extends across front and W side between ground- and first-floor. Rectangular window opes throughout with modern frames. Hipped roof with projecting eaves. Building extensively renovated with recent addition to rear. Inscribed stone plaque on gable of central projection reads 'Kilgarvan National School AD 1858'. It is now in use as a community centre.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 30 May 2011
Nearby in the register
- Bullaun stone (present location)under 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.