Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Coolineagh, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolineagh
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd (1937)
- Coordinates
- 51.95248, -8.81603
- SMR number
- CO061-080002-
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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)
- 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
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The National Monuments Service's description
On N side of road, within early ecclesiastical enclosure (9199); subrectangular graveyard (c. 70m E-W; c. 45m N-S) enclosed by stone wall. In occasional use; many 18th- and 19th-century inscribed headstones, the earliest noted dated 1794, also some low uninscribed gravemarkers. Immediately E of church ruins is inscribed, late-medieval graveslab, broken into three pieces (0.67m x 1.7m): ringed eight-armed fleur-de-lis cross-head with shaft rising from stepped base. In SE quadrant stands an ogham stone (7960); in NE corner is a relocated saint's stone (9247); at centre fragmentary remains of successive 18th- and 19th- century C of I parish churches of Aghabulloge (9578); in the demolition of earlier of these an ogham stone was found (7960).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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
- Ecclesiastical siteunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ogham stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.