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On S side of road, 300m S of Churchtown village; small rectangular graveyard (c. 40m E-W; c. 30m N-S) at cross-roads. Ruins of parish church of Ballintemple at centre (CO089-04502-). Still in use; earliest headstones date from 1770s; headstone dated 1779 decorated with 'Hatchet, intersecting with a Saw (a woodcutter?)' (O'Shea 1988, 95).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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