Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Killathy, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Killathy
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1935)
- Coordinates
- 52.14366, -8.37358
- SMR number
- CO035-005001-
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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 Ballyhooly-Fermoy road. Rectangular graveyard (c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank; gate at E end of S side approached by short passage from road. Ruin of parish church of Killathy (14432) off-centre to W. In use; some 18th-19th century headstones and low uninscribed gravemarkers occur, mainly to S of church; more recent headstones N of church. Large cut-limestone pedimented mausoleum of Jacksons on E side, facing entrance (Roche 1988, 12). Venerated grave of Reverend John Leonard, who died in 1803, marked by stone with Latin inscription (ibid., 26-7; Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 229; ibid., vol. 3, 296-9).
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
- Kiln - limeunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.