What is recorded here

Midleton is a historic town in County Cork, Ireland. Its lands belonged to the fitzGeralds of Cloyne during the 16th century before the Cromwellian confiscations removed them. The town received a charter of incorporation in 1670, granting the manor to Sir John Broderick and giving the borough two seats in the Irish parliament. It sits on a busy routeway between Cork and Youghal, with nearby Ballinacurra providing access to Cork Harbour. The Church of Ireland church and graveyard on the west side of Main Street occupy the old site of the Cistercian abbey of Chore.

According to Zajac et al. (1995, 79) 'The lands of Midleton were granted to the fitzGeralds of Cloyne in the 16th century who held them until the time of the Cromwellian confiscations. The town received a charter of incorporation in 1670 which granted the manor of Middleton to Sir John Broderick and gave the borough the right to send two members to the Irish parliament. Situated on an important routeway between Cork and Youghal, the town also had access to Cork Harbour via the port of Ballinacurra…'. The C of I church and graveyard on the W side of the Main St. occupy the site of the Cistercian abbey of Chore (vol. 2, 5776, 5907). 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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