Coole Upper Churches

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
52.108864°N 8.204076°W / 52.108864; -8.204076
Location	Coole Upper, Fermoy, County Cork
Country	Ireland
Denomination	Church of Ireland
Previous denomination	Catholic
Architecture
Functional status	inactive
Administration
Diocese	Cloyne
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Coole Upper
Reference no.	395[1]

Location

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

History

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

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".