Coole Upper Churches

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Coole Upper Churches
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Coole Upper Churches
52°06′32″N8°12′15″W / 52.108864°N 8.204076°W / 52.108864; -8.204076 Coordinates: 52°06′32″N8°12′15″W / 52.108864°N 8.204076°W / 52.108864; -8.204076
LocationCoole Upper, Fermoy, County Cork
CountryIreland
Denomination Church of Ireland
Previous denomination Catholic
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Administration
Diocese Cloyne
Official nameCoole Upper
Reference no.395 [1]

Coole Upper Churches are medieval churches forming a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland. [2] [3]

Contents

Location

Coole Upper Churches are located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northeast of Castlelyons.

History

This area is associated with two saints, Abbán and Dalbach.[ citation needed ]

The church at Coole Upper is the larger and was built in the 12th century as a single nave church and had antae.[ citation needed ]

The chancel was added in the 13th century. It has a narrow two-light ogee window in the east gable. A rosette was carved on one of the stones in the east wall. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ↑ Mitchell, Brian (1 January 1990). A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN   9780806312668 – via Google Books.
  3. ↑ O'Brien, William (1 January 2012). Iverni: A Prehistory of Cork. Collins. ISBN   9781848891494 – via Google Books.
  4. ↑ "Coole Upper".
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