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Graveyard

Rathmore, County Carlow, Ireland

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

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

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

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

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