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Church

Kilcornan, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Kilcornan, County Tipperary South, 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
Kilcornan
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Kilcornan Church (in Ruins)
Latest-edition OS map
Kilcornan Church (Site of)
Coordinates
52.49788, -8.30633
SMR number
TS058-060----

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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)
  • 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

In grassland on top of a low rise of ground in upland area with good views in all directions. A castle (TS058-040----) and a ringfort (TS058-041----) are located 430m and 195m to the NE respectively. Described in the OS Letters as an 'old church which gave its name to the townland but its walls are now destroyed and grass and weeds are growing over their foundations, which are so effaced that the extent of the building could not be determined. The graveyard [TS058-060002-] is no longer used as a cemetery. This is probably the Cill Churnain mentioned in the Pedigree of the O'Briens as the seat of the race of Torlogh O'Brien, Erenach of Emly' (O'Flanagan 1930, vol.1, 9). There is no visible trace of this church above ground level.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

References

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1930 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Tipperary collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1840. Bray.

Nearby in the register

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

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