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Graveyard

Ballyvoloon , County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Ballyvoloon, 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
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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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)
  • 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 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

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

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