Church (in Ruins)

In centre of graveyard (CO142-018001-). Church (12.5m E-W; 5.95m N-S) wall thickness 0.75m) overgrown; with tower to W; SW corner of interior used as burial place of Powells. Dismantled early 19th century when churches were built in Union Hall and Leap (Webster 1932, 280). According to O'Donoghue (1986, 44) church known as 'An teampuillín bán'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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 at Brade was likely built in the medieval period, with its use documented into the early 19th century; its style is not specified, but its location within a graveyard and the presence of a tower suggest a traditional rural church design. It held local significance as a place of worship and burial, particularly for the Powell family.