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Graveyard

Glenogra, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Glenogra, 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
Glenogra
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Burial Ground
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Coordinates
52.52723, -8.59986
SMR number
LI031-038006-

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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

The ruins of Glenogra parish church (LI031-038005-) dedicated to St. Nicholas stand in the NW quadrant of a sub-rectangular shaped graveyard (approx. dims. 34m N-S x 51m E-W) enclosed by a post-1700 stone wall with entrance stile at W. Concentration of post-1700 memorials in area to S and SE of church. N wall of church very close to N wall of graveyard. The head of a single light ogee-headed church window lies on top of the N wall of the graveyard.

Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of revised upload: 24 June 2019

See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 307/6 & 7 taken 13/09/2002 and 329/11 & 12 taken 05/10/2002.

References

ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).

Nearby in the register

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

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