Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Clonconane, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Clonconane
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Crag Grave Yd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Crag Grave Yard (Disused) (1938)
- Coordinates
- 52.68257, -8.66830
- SMR number
- LI005-007----
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Burial ground known locally as 'Crag Grave Yard' described in 1840 as following; 'There is an old burial place in the townland of Cluain Chanáin (Cloon conan) about two miles to the north of the city in the parish of St. Munchin to the north of the city of Limerick, but only children are now interred in it' (OSL Vol. 1, 57). Outline of circular-shaped burial ground (approx. diam. 20m) visible today on Digital Globe aerial photographs.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 July 2019
References
OSL - Ordnance Survey Letters. Letters written by members of the Ordnance Survey's 'Topographical Department' (T. O'Conor, A. O'Curry, E. Curry, J. O'Donovan and P. O'Keeffe) sent to headquarters from the field (1834-41). MSS in Royal Irish Academy.
Nearby in the register
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Cairn - burial cairnunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
- Bridgeunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.