Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Moig East Glebe, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Moig East Glebe
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.64325, -8.89266
- SMR number
- LI011-019----
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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
On S side of road; entrance from road through wrought iron gates hung from ashlar limestone piers. Rectangular graveyard (56m N-S; 38m E-W) enclosed by stone wall. Still in use and maintained; it slopes down gently to S. Earliest headstones appear to be on W side, the earliest noted dated 1793. Eight chest tombs, a number vandalised, dating from mid-18th to mid-19th century. A group of 19th century mausolea are located in NE quadrant of graveyard.
According to Spellissy (1989, 242) site of ancient parish church of Kilcornan was located in this graveyard. However the Ordnance Survey Name Books (ref, 25) and Westropp (1904-5) suggested that the medieval church was located on the site of the C of I church (LI011-022---) located 185m to ENE.
Architectural fragments of medieval church reused as grave markers along with medieval doorway of church reused as doorway of 19th century mausoleum indicates that the site of the medieval church (LI011-019001-) of Kilcornan was located in this graveyard.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 13 November 2018
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Westropp, T.J. 1904-5 A survey of the ancient churches of Co. Limerick. Proceedings of the Royal Irish Academy 25C, 327-479.
Spellisy, S. 1989 Limerick, the rich land. The Celtic Bookshop.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.