St Barrahane's Church of Ireland

Castletownsend,
Cork,
Ireland

Coordinates: 51.529440, -9.173973

Summary
Graveyard Code: 
CO-SBCI
Townland: 
Castlehaven
County: 
Number of Memorials: 
105

Description

The Church of St. Barrahane (COI), built in 1826 and its attached graveyard  overlook thevillageof Castletownshend and its harbour. Its main architect wasJamesPain. This replaced the original Church built in 1761. There are 52 steps up to the Church and graveyard, one for every Sunday of the year. It is noted for its stained glass windows ; the East Window byHarry Clarke, was given to the Church in 1915 in memory of Mr. and Mrs.Somervilleby their grandchildren. The Window in the South Wall of the Chancel and The Third Window on the South Side are also by Harry Clarke.  Other windows are by Powell's of London. In the Church Porch there is an Oar from a rescue boat from the S.S. Lusitania (sunk by a German U Boat in 1915) in memory of the many drowned passengers and crew who were brought into the Harbour.

Survey documents

Graves

Photo Grave Name Surname
CO-SBCI-0051
CO-SBCI-0052
CO-SBCI-0053
  • Daniel
  • Freeman
CO-SBCI-0054
  • Hiram
  • M. J.
  • Hope
  • Hope
CO-SBCI-0055
  • Hiram Gilbert
  • Hiram
  • Hope
  • Hope
CO-SBCI-0056
  • Florence Charlotte
  • Josiah
  • Coghill
  • Coghill
CO-SBCI-0057
CO-SBCI-0058
  • mary
  • Somerville
CO-SBCI-0059
  • H. G. C.
  • Somerville
CO-SBCI-0060
  • Annabell L. K.
  • Lett
CO-SBCI-0061
  • Evangeline M. E.
  • Lett
CO-SBCI-0062
  • Maurice Fitzgerald Stephen
  • Townshend
CO-SBCI-0063
  • Thomas Henry
  • Denny Townsend
CO-SBCI-0064
  • Crewe Armand
  • Rhoda Mary
  • Hamilton Townshend
  • Whitmore Townshend
CO-SBCI-0065
  • Fanny Elizabeth
  • Charles
  • Elizabeth Henrietta
  • Bushe
  • Bushe
  • Bushe
CO-SBCI-0066
  • Townshend
CO-SBCI-0067
  • Edith
  • Morris Travers
CO-SBCI-0068
  • Ethel Mary
  • Denny Townsend
CO-SBCI-0069
  • J.A.C.
  • Mildred
  • Somerville C.M.C., C.B.E. Fifth Fusiliers
  • Somerville
  • McCheane
CO-SBCI-0070
  • Paul
  • Morrison Bushe Chavasse (Sailor)
CO-SBCI-0071
  • William
  • Maurice
  • Gibbs
CO-SBCI-0072
  • Eileen Marjorie
  • Bryan Mostyn
  • Vandra
  • Newton
  • Newton
  • Newton
CO-SBCI-0073
  • Janet
  • Wallace
  • Beecher
CO-SBCI-0074
  • Rosalie F.
  • Vickery
CO-SBCI-0075
  • Charles Maurice
  • Waddington Loftus Townshend

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