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Children's burial ground

Inch (Magunihy By., Brewsterfield ED), County Kerry, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Inch, County Kerry, 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
Inch (Magunihy By., Brewsterfield ED)
County
Kerry
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
51.98170, -9.33001
SMR number
KE076-011001-

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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1883 · Ireland 3. (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 level pasture, in the valley of the Flesk River. This burial ground is in a roughly triangular area defined by a slightly curving bank of earth and stone (L 28m NNW-SSE; Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.3m; ext. H 0.6m) at SW, by a modern field boundary (28m NNE-SSW) at E, and by a slightly raised stony area (30m SW-NE) at NW. This stony area is occupied by uninscribed upright and fallen grave-markers, many of which are obscured by overgrowth. According to local information, it is known as a 'cillín' and burials took place here up to the mid-20th century. A cross-slab (KE076-011002-) is within the interior of the burial ground. According to Dennehy (1997, 164), the 'markers radiate out from the cross-slab which appears to have acted as a focal point throughout the use of the ceallúnach'.

Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.

Date of upload: 31 January 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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