Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Glenogra, County Limerick, Ireland
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-
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
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
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Barrow - ring-barrowunder 1 mi
- Castle - Anglo-Norman masonry castleunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.