placenamesMiddleton
Mainistir na Corann
Lewis’s 1837 account records the church’s construction funding and a marble family memorial in its churchyard.
The name
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Recorded forms
- Mainistir na Corann · Irish · main form · validated name
- Middleton · English · main form
Place & story
Church and memorial
Samuel Lewis recorded the parish church as erected in 1823 with a £3,000 loan from the Board of First Fruits. He credited its design and supervision to Messrs. Pain, without supplying their given names, and described a pinnacled tower and spire. By 1837 a further £202 grant from the Ecclesiastical Commissioners had assisted repairs. In the churchyard he noted a grey-marble mausoleum commemorating Charles Brodrick, Archbishop of Cashel and formerly rector here, and his wife; their seven surviving children provided the memorial. [2]
Geographic information
Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Middleton. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Midleton: A Topographical Dictionary of Ireland (1837) · Samuel Lewis
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.