churches historical kinsale

ST MULROSE'S CHURCH This 12th Century church dedicated to the patron Saint of Kinsale was probably built on the site of an earlier 6th Century church of the same name. It was here that Prince Rupert proclaimed Charles II as King of England, a proclamation repeated at the close of the Cromwellian period 11 years later.









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In the 17th and 18th centuries Kinsale was an important English naval base. This is reflected in the architecture of the town which, with its 18th century flavour and a whiff of the distant southern shores reached by its mariners, makes Kinsale into the town with what, in my opinion, is the most individual character in the country. In the town and its surroundings are some interesting monuments. St. Multose Church: The present Church of Ireland Parish church, founded probably by de Cogan...