Church (in Ruins)

At centre of graveyard (CO076-03001-), ivy-clad ruin of rectangular church (15.6m E-W; 7.4m N-S). E gable and S wall stand to full height, but N wall broken at window position near NE corner and W gable missing upper portion. Interior overgrown and long used for burial with headstone dating to 1775 (Coleman 1913-16b, 235). Entered by door with pointed arch and deep outer chamfer to surround, near W end of S wall. Pointed, two-light window in centre of E wall, light rebated along outside and inside edge; segmental arch over embrasure. Aumbry and piscina near E end of S wall; piscina in shallow recess with pointed arch, quatrefoil bowl cut in base. Immediately to W of piscina, window with single pointed light and further to W second window, very badly damaged. Base of attic window survives on W gable. Late medieval parish church of Inchinabracky (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 233-5). 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