RC Chapel (in Ruins)

Remains of church in narrow isolated valley; built along townland boundary. Indicated as "in ruins" on OS 6-inch map (1842). Rectangular in plan (int. 18m NE-SW; 5m NW-SE; wall H 1.6m; wall thicknesss 0.6m); central door in SE wall with lintelled windows on either side. Internal ledge (Wth 0.5m; H 0.4m) occurs along NW and SE walls. Stone built altar at NE end; later internal divisions at SW end. 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