Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

On top of a hillock known locally as Tulla Hill, at the E edge of the village, with extensive views across rolling pasture in all directions. Enclosing the top of Tulla Hill and located within an ecclesiastical enclosure (CL035-022001-). Within the graveyard there is a medieval church (CL035-022002-) and an early 18th-century church (CL035-022003-) off-centre to NE, and the site of a castle (CL035-022005-). The modern and historic graveyards occupy most of the area within the ecclesiastical enclosure. The historic graveyard, as depicted on the 1841 edition OS 6-inch map, is a D-shaped area (c. 62m NE-SW; c. 46m NW-SE) and occupies the area off-centre to SW of the ecclesiastical enclosure. It is defined by a linear rubble limestone masonry wall. A laneway extends ENE-WSW immediately to the N. The N wall may incorporate portions of the medieval church (CL035-022003-). The 25-inch OS map indicates that the D-shaped graveyard had been extended to the NE. Subsequently it was extended further E-S-SSW, to include the remainder of the area within the ecclesiastical enclosure. This later extension is enclosed by a low rubble stone wall with vertical copings which have large replacement portions of mass concrete, cast in-situ at ESE. The modern graveyard occupies the northern half of the ecclesiastical enclosure, to N of the central laneway, having been established c. 1975 (Myles 2012). In general, the older graves are located within the historic graveyard, mainly 19th-century grave plots with occasional 18th-century examples. The Browne wall plaque is located on the S side of the shallow chancel and dates to 1717, being the earliest noted in the graveyard and contemporary with the early years of the 18th-century church (CL035-022003-) which dates to 1702.

The following images have been uploaded:
CL035-022004-_01.jpg From NW. General view across historic graveyard (CL035-022004-).
CL035-022004-_02.jpg From E. General view across historic graveyard (CL035-022004-).

Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Alison McQueen

Date of upload: 9 January 2018

References

Myles, F. 2012 2012:086 – St Mochulla's Church, Fair Green, Tulla, Clare. Licence no. C361, E4041, R187. Report available at http://www.excavations.ie/report/2012/Clare/0022676/. Accessed 9 January 2018.

Large, S. 2011 A church and graveyard survey in County Clare. Database and photographic record. Clare County Council. Clare Heritage Forum. The Heritage Council.