Coole Upper Churches are medieval churches forming a National Monument in County Cork, Ireland.[2][3]
| Coole Upper Churches | |
|---|---|
Teampaill na Cúile Uachtaraí | |
 "New" church at Coole | |
  Coole Upper Churches | |
| 52°06′32″N 8°12′15″W / 52.108864°N 8.204076°W | |
| Location | Coole Upper, Fermoy, County Cork |
| Country | Ireland |
| Denomination | Church of Ireland |
| Previous denomination | Catholic |
| Architecture | |
| Functional status | inactive |
| Administration | |
| Diocese | Cloyne |
| Official name | Coole Upper |
| Reference no. | 395[1] |
Location
editCoole Upper Churches are located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northeast of Castlelyons.
History
editThis area is associated with two saints, Abbán and Dalbach.[citation needed]
The church at Coole Upper is the larger and was built in the 12th century as a single nave church and had antae.[citation needed]
The chancel was added in the 13th century. It has a narrow two-light ogee window in the east gable. A rosette was carved on one of the stones in the east wall.[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
- ^ Mitchell, Brian (1 January 1990). A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806312668 – via Google Books.
- ^ O'Brien, William (1 January 2012). Iverni: A Prehistory of Cork. Collins. ISBN 9781848891494 – via Google Books.
- ^ "Coole Upper".