What is recorded here
According to McCracken (1957, 128), a charcoal-burning ironworks was in operation 'shortly before 1685' at Dunboy. Its precise location is not known.
The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009).
Date of upload: 22 December 2009
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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