Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ballyvoloon , County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyvoloon
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Cobh Cemetery (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.86299, -8.29677
- SMR number
- CO087-010001-
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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 W side of road, 1.4Km N of Cobh; large graveyard which has been much extended to W from square core (c. 70m E-W; c. 70m N-S) which is now densely overgrown and contains ruin of late 17th century C of I church (CO087-01002-). Large collection of inscribed headstones, earliest note ddating to 1698, many with a maritime connection including the mass Lusitania graves in SW corner (Power 1918, 223-4; Cassidy 1984 documents all inscriptions in graveyard). Site of ancient parish church of Clonmel (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 146-8).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- Bee-bolesunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.