Carrig Ch (in Ruins)

In graveyard (14551). Site of Carrigamleary parish church; no visible trace. Described by Power (1932, 99) as 75ft x 21ft, but in 'a woeful condition of dilapidation', but with remains of E and W gables and part of S wall. Reported 'in ruins' in 1615, and abandoned by 1694; new parish church built c. 500m to N (14705) in 1715 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 82-3). A church here listed in Papal Taxation of 1291 (ibid.). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009