placenames1901 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
Ballymore
An Baile Mór
The church on Great Island preserves a distinctive combination of pointed windows, carved fittings and an exposed timber ceiling.
Recorded locationBallymore51.86135° N · 8.25390° WInteractive map supplied by OpenStreetMap.
Recorded place location · Logainm.ie
The name
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Recorded forms
- An Baile Mór · Irish · main form · validated name
- Ballymore · English · main form
Place & story
A Gothic treatment of a small church
Sacred Heart Church stands on a raised site in Ballymore. The architectural survey records pointed windows along its four-bay nave, with a lower entrance porch at one end and a chancel at the other. Above the chancel’s paired lancets is a multifoil opening. Stained glass, decorative roof-ridge tiles and a bellcote contribute detail to a relatively compact building. [2]
Carving and roof structure inside
The 2007 survey records carved timber Stations of the Cross, a gallery and wall panelling inside the church. Scissor trusses support the timber-lined ceiling. Outside, wrought-iron entrance gates stand between piers carrying crosses and carved limestone plaques. These fittings give the church an artistic character beyond the outline of its walls. [2]
Geographic information
- Place type
- Townland
- County
- Cork
- Barony
- Barrymore
- Civil parish
- Templerobin
- Within
- Cobh Rural
- Coordinates
- 51.86135, -8.25390
- Mapped area
- 1.41 km²
- Logainm ID
- 9395 ↗
People & family history
Census figures refer to the matched historical census area for each year. Boundaries and spellings can change over time.
1911 census
No verified place match is available for this year. This does not indicate a population of zero.
1926 census
103People recorded
25Households recorded
Most frequent surnames in this year’s matched records
Explore the 1926 records ↗Sources & further reading
- Logainm.ie — Ballymore. Place names and geographic record, licensed under CC BY 4.0.
- Sacred Heart Roman Catholic Church, Ballymore: NIAH 20908801, survey 30 July 2007 · National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
- Boundary geometry retains its source attribution and licence in the downloadable geographic record. Map tiles © OpenStreetMap contributors.
Name record retrieved 2026-10-25 · Source record modified 2025-01-10. How this page was prepared.