Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial ground
Mongfune, County Limerick, Ireland
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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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 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Castle - motte and bailey1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.