Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilcolman East, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilcolman East
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1923)
- Coordinates
- 52.47431, -8.92851
- SMR number
- LI029-092002-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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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
In pasture, on break in N-facing hill slope. Accessed via pathway across field from road to E. Rectangular graveyard (55m N-S; 48m E-W) enclosed by stone wall, with gateway and stile mid-way along E side; enclosing wall not shown on 1841 OS 6-inch map. At centre fragmentary remains of parish church of Kilcolman (LI029-092001-). Ground rises towards centre, except at N end where it dips sharply inside enclosing wall. Marked graves confined to S half of graveyard; earliest noted headstone dated 1817; in 1840 described as 'a large burial ground ... at present much in use' (OSL vol. 2, 62).
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.