Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Limerick City,irishtown, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Limerick City,irishtown
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Outlined
- Coordinates
- 52.66322, -8.61815
- SMR number
- LI005-017042-
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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
Graveyard belonging to St. John's Church (LI005-017015-) in Limerick City described in the Urban Survey of Limerick (Bradley et. al. 1989, 325-6) as following; 'Situated in the south end of the Irish town this is listed among the churches of Limerick in the inquisition of 1201-2 (MacCaffrey 1907, 27, 28). Westropp (1904-5, 358) notes that before the rebuilding of 1763 there was a monument to Thomas and Johanna Rice dated 1622 and a tablet (probably a wall memorial) to John Foorde, Mayor 1693 (now in the graveyard, see Mems Dead viii (1910-12), 372). In addition there was a panel, probably from a table tomb with the symbols of the passion and a second slab with a marginal inscription to "Philip son of Maurice with a shoe and an axe (Mems Dead viii (1910-12), 376-7). The enclosing wall of the graveyard has a plaque with an inscription of 1650 recording money given by John Creagh, David Rochfort and James Bousfield for the "outworks" of the city'. A graveyard (approx. dims. 28m N-S x 41m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall mainly lies to the S of St. John's Church.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 25 July 2019
References
MacCaffrey, J. 1907 The black book of Limerick. Dublin.
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A., and King, H.A. 1989 Urban archaeological survey - county Limerick (3 vols.). Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
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