Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Shanagarry South, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Shanagarry South
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1934)
- Coordinates
- 51.85072, -8.02714
- SMR number
- CO089-009001-
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Shown on 5 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 laneway, 500m E of Shanagarry village; rectangular graveyard (c. 30m N-S; c. 40m E-W) enclosed by stone wall. No visible surface trace of C of I church shown at N end on 1842 OS 6-inch map. This was built in 1800 (Lewis 1837, vol. 2, 169) and described in early part of present century as 'weather-beaten Protestant church, still used' (Anon. 1907-9). Site of ancient parish church (CO089-009002-) of Kilmahon which was in ruins by 1615 (Brady 1986, vol. 2, 278). Earliest inscribed headstones noted date from 1740s, also some chest tombs (Anon., ibid.).
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
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Country houseunder 1 mi
- House - vernacular houseunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.