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Graveyard

Rathgoggan South, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Rathgoggan South, County Cork, 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
Rathgoggan South
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Holy Cross Cemetery (1935)
Coordinates
52.35077, -8.67701
SMR number
CO003-004001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On E side of road, at S edge of Charleville town. Large triangular graveyard (c. 200m x c. 150m x c. 50m) bounded on two sides by public roads and on third side (NW) by field; enclosed by concrete walls. Incorporates, to N of centre, earlier rectangular (c. 50m NW-SE; c. 70m NE-SW) graveyard (as shown on 1842, 1904 and 1935 OS 6-inch maps) with ruin of Rathgogan parish church (14449) at its centre and holy well (14032) on N side. Numerous headstones noted; earliest dated to 1790s; interior of church crowded with grave plots; two roofed mausolea to SW of church.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Nearby in the register

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

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