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Graveyard

Timoleague, County Cork, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Timoleague, 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
Timoleague
County
Cork
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yd (1902)
Coordinates
51.64269, -8.76344
SMR number
CO123-050001-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

After Timoleague friary was plundered by English forces in 1612 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 260) it began to be used as a burial ground by local people (Wholley 1986, 4). Except for the N cloister range all interior of friary used for burials so that ground level now much higher than original. Modern extension to graveyard to N. The 18th century gaelic poet Sean O Coileain is buried here.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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