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Lewis (1837, vol. 2, 38) noted that the ruins of 'a small chapel supposed to have been built by Sir Wm. Petty on the establishment of the English colony' were visible in the graveyard (KE093-035002-). This was in addition to the ruins of the old church (KE093-035001-) in the graveyard. There are no visible remains of the chapel. In 1942 the ITA survey suggested that the 'The difference in style and age as between the choir (20' 6" long by 13' 3" broad) and the nave (40' long by 24' broad); is probably due, to the fact that the structure was originally Catholic, but confiscated and made a Protestant church during the Penal Days' (ITA Survey) Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 26 September 2022

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Chapel in Kenmare Old

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