Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ballyhoolahan East, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyhoolahan East
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1937)
- Coordinates
- 52.16798, -9.00137
- SMR number
- CO022-161001-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
On N side of road. Shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as trapezoidal graveyard (c. 40m E-W; c. 35m N-S); site of parish church of Kilmeen (14394) in centre. Graveyard extended to W between 1842 and 1904 OS 6-inch maps. In use; earliest headstone noted dated 1764. According to local information, holy well without stone surround formerly in NE corner of graveyard; no visible surface trace.
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.