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Indicated — Ballyhimock

Mass-house

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In farmyard, on S side of road. One-storey gable-ended farm building with slated roof; interior empty. According to local tradition, used as 'Mass House' in Penal times. Across small yard to N is vacant 2-storey gable-ended farmhouse with slated roof. Both structures of late-18th/early 19th-century appearance. 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
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