Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Rathmore, County Carlow, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathmore
- County
- Carlow
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Church & Burial ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (Site of)
- Coordinates
- 52.85421, -6.73019
- SMR number
- CW003-021002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
O'Donovan (OSL 1839, 365) recorded tradition of church site (CW003-021001-) and finding of bones. In November 1979 a rotary quern fragment and bones were discovered during ploughing (Cahill and Sikora 2011, Vol. 2, 458). Cross base (CW003-022----) may be connected with this site.
Compiled by: Claire Breen and Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 16 July 2012
References
Cahill, M. and Sikora, M. (eds) 2011 Breaking ground, finding graves - reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006, 2 vols. Dublin. Wordwell Ltd. in association with the National Museum of Ireland.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Moundunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosure - large enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.