Waterloo Round Tower

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Waterloo Tower
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Waterloo Round Tower next to St. Mary's church
Waterloo Round Tower
51°57′18″N8°34′28″W / 51.95498°N 08.57451°W / 51.95498; -08.57451
LocationWaterloo village in Ballygibbon townland, co. Cork, Ireland
DesignerJohn Windele
Typebell tower
Materialrumble stone, limestone
Beginning dateJuly 24, 1836
Completion date1843
Restored dateAugust 2009
Record of Monuments and Places catalogue no. RMP CO062-200002-

The Waterloo Round Tower is a folly bell tower in Waterloo village in Ballygibbon townland, 2 kilometers north of Blarney in county Cork, Ireland. [1] It is situated next to St. Mary's church on a hill, and overlooks the River Martin and the 18th-century Putland's Bridge which predates the tower. [2] The tower was built in 1843 to resemble mediaeval round towers which are common in Ireland, but is otherwise unrelated to them.

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History

The foundation stone was laid on July 27, 1836 [3] [4] by a local parish priest, father Matt Horgan, based on the design by John Windele. [5] The foundation was a gift to the parish by the landlord at the time, named Putland, [3] after whom a nearby bridge is also named. Father Horgan, whose choice of the design was prompted by his studies of the origins of ancient Irish monastery towers, died in 1848 and is said to have been buried in the grounds of the church and the tower. [5]

Design

The tower narrows towards the top following a barrel shape curve, [2] anecdotally because of the draining of funds towards the end of the construction, [4] which earned it the moniker "Father Matt's Butterchurn". [6] The four-stage construction is built of rubble stone, with raised entrance modelled on the mediaeval towers, small elongated window openings, two incisions ("1843" and the name "Matthew" in Gaelic script), and a belfry at the top. [5]

Renovation

In 2009, the tower was renovated at the cost of EUR 35,000, following an 18-month effort and fund rising by the local community Waterloo Renewal Group, including from Heritage Council (Ireland) grants. The bell was automated, and the area around the tower was revamped. [7] A climbing walkway leading to the tower and a picturesque sloping garden were built. The tower was re-dedicated in August 2009 by Archbishop Dermot Clifford of Cashel. [8] The tower is catalogued under the identification RMP CO062-200002- by the Record of Monuments and Places. [4]

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References

  1. ↑ "Ballygibbon Townland, Co. Cork". www.townlands.ie. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
  2. 1 2 D'Imperio, Antonio. "Waterloo Round Tower". Irish Stones. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Colthurst, An Bhlárna". duchas.ie, National Folklore Collection (NFC). Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  4. 1 2 3 Commemorative plaque next to the tower. Community Monuments Fund, Records of Monuments and Places. 2022.
  5. 1 2 3 "BALLYGIBBON, Waterloo, CORK". National Inventory of Architectural Heritage. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Archbishop Dermot Clifford rededicates tower at St. Mary's in Waterloo". Evening Echo. August 24, 2009.
  7. ↑ Dineen, Kieran (18 August 2009). "Waterloo's tower bell back on song". Evening Echo.
  8. ↑ "Waterloo Tower". Southern Star. 28 August 2009.
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