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Burial ground

Mongfune, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Burial ground, Mongfune, County Limerick, 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
Mongfune
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Ballynanure Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Ballynanure Grave Yard (1928)
Coordinates
52.64665, -8.36551
SMR number
LI007-007----

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Graveyard described by Westropp (1904-5, 438) as following; 'Ballynanure, Killeen. Killinure, 1657 (Petty, Maps). Site - A burial-ground'. Ballynanure graveyard consists of a rectangular shaped area (approx. dims. 54m N-S x 34m E-W) enclosed by post-1700 stone wall with entrance gate at N, modern extension of graveyard to W.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 26 July 2019

References

Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.

Nearby in the register

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

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