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Church

Coan West, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Coan West, County Kilkenny, 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
Coan West
County
Kilkenny
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.78784, -7.11712
SMR number
KK011-008001-

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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)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 a natural plateau above the confluence of two rivers. Within a roughly triangular-shaped graveyard (KK011-008002-). According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 457), the 'ancient church of Coon, called Kill-a-Chooing (Cill a'Chuain), stood close to the present chapel [c. 200m to the SW], within an area 60 perches [c. 300m] in extent and elevated considerably over the Coon river, which washes its base. From the slight traces remaining it is evident that it was a clay or mud-wall structure. It was about 45 ft. [c. 13.7m] from east to west, by 18 ft. [c. 5.5m] from north to south'. The church is not visible at ground level.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 30 January 2019

References

Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.

Nearby in the register

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

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