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 is located in Ireland
Coole Upper Churches
Coole Upper Churches
52°06′32″N 8°12′15″W / 52.108864°N 8.204076°W / 52.108864; -8.204076
LocationCoole Upper, Fermoy, County Cork
CountryIreland
DenominationChurch of Ireland
Previous denominationCatholic
Architecture
Functional statusinactive
Administration
DioceseCloyne
Official nameCoole Upper
Reference no.395[1]

Location

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Coole Upper Churches are located 2.9 km (1.8 mi) northeast of Castlelyons.

History

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This 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

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  1. ^ "National Monuments of County Cork in State Care" (PDF). heritageireland.ie. National Monument Service. p. 3. Retrieved 2 July 2020.
  2. ^ Mitchell, Brian (1 January 1990). A Guide to Irish Churches and Graveyards. Genealogical Publishing Com. ISBN 9780806312668 – via Google Books.
  3. ^ O'Brien, William (1 January 2012). Iverni: A Prehistory of Cork. Collins. ISBN 9781848891494 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ "Coole Upper".