Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Portlecka, County Clare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Portlecka
- County
- Clare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1920)
- Coordinates
- 52.92828, -8.98984
- SMR number
- CL025-070002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1753 "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
The graveyard at Ruan church (CL025-070001-) is pentagonal in shape (c. 100m N-S; max. 62m E-W), defined by a masonry wall (H 1-1.4m). It is well cared for and extended to the W. It contains many 19th and 20th century graves and a mausoleum to the N of the church built for the O’Loghlen family of north Clare. Graveslab transcriptions are provided at http://www.clarelibrary.ie/eolas/coclare/genealogy/don_tran/graves/ruan_graveyard_transcriptions.htm. Accessed 22 September 2014.
The following image has been attached:
CL025-070002-_01.jpg O’Loghlen mausoleum in Ruan graveyard.
Compiled by: Mary Tunney
Date of upload: 11 May 2015
References
Large, S. 2011 A church and graveyard survey in County Clare. Database and photographic record. Clare County Council. Clare Heritage Forum. The Heritage Council.
Nearby in the register
- Wall monumentunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.