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At N end of graveyard (CO143-023002-). Rectangular church (c. 18.5m E-W; c. 7.65m N-S); E and W gables fallen; N and S walls stand to near full height, but in poor condition. Door ope in N wall; window opes in N and S walls; details gone. Six corbels project from outside of S wall. Remains of Benedictine priory of St. Mary founded c. 1218; reported in ruins in 1541 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 107). 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

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Ross Abbey (in Ruins) — English Island

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