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Children's burial ground

Oughtdarra, County Clare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Oughtdarra, County Clare, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Oughtdarra
County
Clare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.05899, -9.33908
SMR number
CL004-057006-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In a sheltered hollow overlooked by higher ground on all sides. Many low rough stone gravemarkers lie S of Oughtdarra Church (CL004-057001-) within the graveyard (CL004-057002-). In 1905 Westropp (1905, 343) noted that ‘only children under seven years of age are buried in the little graveyard’. Described by Cunningham (1980, 16) as in use until recently as a burial place for unbaptised children and those under seven years of age.

Compiled by: Mary Tunney

Date of upload: 10 October 2022

References

Westropp, T. J. 1905 Prehistoric remains (Forts and Dolmens) along the borders of Burren, in the county of Clare. Part 2 - west Corcomroe. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland, vol. 35, 342-61.

Cunningham, G. 1980 Burren journey West. Shannonside Mid-Western Regional Tourism Organisation.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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