Kilmocomoge Church (in Ruins)

In centre of graveyard (CO105-013002-) ruins of parish church (L 20.9m, Wth 9.7m). Only lower courses of E, W and N walls survive; S wall stands to near full height; all walls ivy-clad. Door near W end of S wall has round headed arch of sandstone blocks; lower jambs now below ground level; segmental arch to embrasure. Window opes near E end of S wall and in centre of E wall all poorly preserved. Church in repair in 1627 but ruinous by 1667 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 163). 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

Kilmocomoge Church, dedicated to St Comogue, is a ruined medieval parish church dating to the 13th or 14th century, built in a typical early Irish ecclesiastical style. Its remains are significant as part of the local ecclesiastical heritage and as a focal point of the surrounding graveyard.