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Graveyard

Killeeneen More, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Killeeneen More, County Galway, 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
Killeeneen More
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.22587, -8.79814
SMR number
GA096-121001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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

Almost centrally located in Killeeneenmore village, this roughly rectangular graveyard (ENE-WSW c. 36m; NNW-SSE c. 25m) is delimited by an ivy-covered stone-built wall. Access is gained through a gateway at SW. Burials date from the late 18th century and are marked by table tombs, headstones and recumbent slabs. The remains of a late-medieval church (GA096-121----) occupy its central area. The graveyard is known as locally as ‘Reilig na BhFilí’ (the poets' graveyard) as the poets Mark and Patsy Callanan (the poets of Carheenadiveane) and Anthony Raftery (Antoine Ó Raifteirí, the Irish bard) are buried here.

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 2 March 2020

Nearby in the register

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

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