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At a glance
- TypeChurch
- Date or period mentioned1766
What to look for
- Nave and chancel
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.
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History and description
On E side of Dunbar Street; St Finbar's South, alias South Chapel. Cruciform church; nave and chancel, and possibly north transept, built in 1766 (Cahalane 1943, 27), south transept added in 1809 (ibid.); both these dates cut in quoins on NW corner of nave and SW corner of south transept, respectively.
Full archaeological record 94 words
On E side of Dunbar Street; St Finbar's South, alias South Chapel. Cruciform church; nave and chancel, and possibly north transept, built in 1766 (Cahalane 1943, 27), south transept added in 1809 (ibid.); both these dates cut in quoins on NW corner of nave and SW corner of south transept, respectively. W gable of nave faces street; door surround modern, much evidence for rebuilding in central part of wall; cut limestone bellcot atop gable. Interior largely modernised, according to Craig (1982, 224) 'brutally gutted'; the altar contains the Dead Christ, by Hogan (Cahalane, ibid.).
Archaeological Survey of Ireland, National Monuments Service (CC BY 4.0) · Updated 14 January 2009 · Based on the Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork. It describes the site as it was when surveyed.
Folklore and traditions
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