Church

Christ Church

Church in Bandon, County Cork, Ireland.

AccessNot confirmed
National MonumentNot recorded
19th centuryIn the record
FolkloreNone recorded
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Coolfadda, Co. Cork51.74717, -8.73667

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At a glance

TypeChurch
Date or period mentioned19th century

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Graveyard

Picked out from the Archaeological Survey description below.

Can you visit?

No source says it is open to the public.Most monuments in Ireland stand on private farmland.
Ask the landowner before crossing fields, close gates, leave the stones as you find them.Visiting responsibly

History and description

In graveyard, atop ridge on N side of Bandon. Built 1610 (O Riordáin) 1933,18); concecrated 1625 (O'Flanagan 1988, 10); enlarged 1829 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 144).

Full archaeological record 139 words

In graveyard, atop ridge on N side of Bandon. Built 1610 (O Riordáin) 1933,18); concecrated 1625 (O'Flanagan 1988, 10); enlarged 1829 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 144). Traces of 'old entrenchment' [CO110-0190015-] found when church was repaired c. 1843 (O Ríordáin 1933, 18). Cruciform church, long axis E-W; chance ladded to E. Tower with spire at SW corner of nave; porch added to S wall of nave; lean-to additions to transepts. Triple light windows in nave and transepts. Weathered stone plaque on external S wall of nave with inscription '1625 Memento Mori' (O Ríordáin 1933, 18). Interior now gutted except for 18th and 19th century wall memorials. Graveyard enclosed by stone wall; N section on line of town wall (3321); iron railing on wall to S with central ashler entrance piers. Headstones date from early 18th century to present day.

Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.

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Lady's WellRitual site - holy well · Kilbrogan · 0.6 km · official record
Oval-shaped well, set into slope, surrounded by stones built up as facing on sides and back. Second holy well lies c.7m to E (CO110-02103-). (Ó Ríordáin 1932, 99).

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