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Graveyard

Dunmurraghill, County Kildare, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Dunmurraghill, 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
Dunmurraghill
County
Kildare
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
53.33866, -6.76339
SMR number
KD009-011002-

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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

According to the OSL (Herity 2005, 25), 'The churchyard … has, as a burial ground, fallen into disuse. It was called Reilicin.', and Fitzgerald (1912-14, 125) states that interments occurred here until about 1832. Near the NE foot of a formerly wooded hillside (as shown on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map) now under pasture. A slightly raised, rectangular area (dims. L c. 25m E-W; Wth c. 15m) is defined by a low scarp (H 0.6m). No burial markers are visible, but the name 'Reilicin' suggests a children's burial ground (KD009-011003-). It contained a church (KD009-011001-), and a possible metalworking site (KD009-012----) lies c. 100m to the ESE.

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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