Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ballynakill, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballynakill
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1924).
- Coordinates
- 52.51514, -8.78678
- SMR number
- LI030-011002-
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 undulating pasture, on N verge of marshy area; approached by trackway across field from road to N. Square area (L c. 32m) enclosed by mortared limestone wall; stiled entrance in N wall. Maintained and in occasional use. Interior rises towards centre where stands ruin of Kilfinny church (LI030-011001-). Older headstones cluster to S of church, oldest noted dated 1797; chest tomb immediately S of church dated 1745; also some low uninscribed gravemarkers. Holy well (LI030-011001-) situated 6m outside enclosing wall to W.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photographs ASIAP – taken on 04/03/2006.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Designed landscape featureunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.