Church in Ardbrack

To N of Summer Cove, at W end of graveyard, in elevated position overlooking Kinsale Harbour to W and S. Built 1743 when act passed 'for removing the site of the parish church of Rincurran' (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 235) (see CO125-008001-); extensively renovated and re-roofed in 1890 (Cole 1903, 103). Gabled rectangular church with tower at W end, transept to N with vestry. Closed for regular worship c. 1990, now opening as 'St. Catherine's Retreat and Christian Education Centre'. Graveyard (CO112-038001-) rectangular(c. 90m E-W; c. 45m N-S), with earliest headstones dating from 1750s, still in use. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

The church in Ardbrack was built in 1743 to replace the parish church of Rincurran, as authorized by a parliamentary act. It is a small, likely Protestant, church with local significance as a religious and community center, situated in a strategic and scenic location overlooking Kinsale Harbour.