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Graveyard

Clonmeen South, County Laois, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Clonmeen South, County Laois, 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
Clonmeen South
County
Laois
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
NULL
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.81460, -7.66155
SMR number
LA033-010001-

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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)
  • 1811 · 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

Situated on a low ridge. Church (LA033-010) described as measuring 39 feet in length and 35.5 feet in width withdoorwall in south wall (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 345). No visible surface remains except a rubble limestone wall running E-W for 10m. No visible remains of graveyard.

Described by Carrigan as'Clonmeen Church (LA033-010) is about 200 yards south of the Abbey (LA033-009001-). No interments have taken place, nor are there any traces of graves. Nevertheless there was a very large graveyard all around the church' (Carrigan 1905 vol. 2, 345).

No graveyard area indicated on current edition of the OS 6-inch map.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Nearby in the register

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

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