What is recorded here
Noted by Davies (1948, 73-7) under the 'Parish of Kildrumsherdan' in his catalogue of church sites mentioned in documents of the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008
The church in Rakane was likely built in the late 16th or early 17th century and is recorded in historical documents related to the Parish of Kildrumsherdan. Its wider significance is not recorded.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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