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Graveyard

Confey, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Confey, County Kildare, 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
Confey
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
53.37642, -6.48351
SMR number
KD006-003001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1799 map "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · 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

In open level pasture, separated from Confey Castle (KD006-004----), c. 160m to the ENE, by a small S-flowing stream which is spanned by a small bridge, and within a possible field system (KD006-017----). A medieval church (KD006-003----) stands at the N end of the graveyard which is shown on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map as a sub-rectangular area (dims. L c. 40m N-S; Wth c. 30m) which was extended significantly (L plus c. 140m) to abutt the road to the S as shown on the latest ed. (1939) of the OS 6-inch map, and was subsequently extended again, to the E (Wth plus c. 50m) to its present limits. The graveyard is enclosed by a mortared stone wall and the earlier burials occur at the N end, around and to S of the church. Legible gravemarkers date from the 18th century to the present-day and Colgan and Cormack (2004-5, 502-535) have published a survey of the gravestones.

Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy

Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Nearby in the register

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

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