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Church

Creggane, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Creggane, County Limerick, 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
Creggane
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Site of Hackmys Church
Latest-edition OS map
Hackmys Church (Site of)
Coordinates
52.38646, -8.67342
SMR number
LI047-030001-

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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)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Westropp (1904-5, 423) recorded the following details about Hackmy's Church also known as Kilcommon or Kilcoyn; 'Hackmys or Kilcoyn. A parish. Phil, de Prendergast and Henry de Capella had suit about tenements in Acmys, 1297; Sybilla, widow of said Henry, claimed thirds of Akynnys in Ocarbry, 1309 (Plea R. 34 of xxv Ed. I, and Reliq. Repert., p. 32); Keilchuain de Achinis, 1410; Hakmys, alias Kylcommon, 1418; Kilcoyn, alias Haknis, 1615. It was from early times united to Kilpeacon. Site - Forgotten'.
Only the partial remains of a curving ditch belonging to the graveyard (LI047-030002-) in which stood the site of Kilcoyn/Kilcommon Church, annotated 'Hackmy's Church (Site of)' on OS maps is visible on Digital Globe aerial photographs.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 25 June 2019

References

Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.

Nearby in the register

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

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