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Graveyard

Glebe (Coonagh By.), County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Glebe, 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
Glebe (Coonagh By.)
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Burial Gd. (1928)
Coordinates
52.52994, -8.26080
SMR number
LI033A002002-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (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

Situated in the village of Oola. Irregular shaped area (approx. dims. 114m N-S x 45m E-W) enclosed by a post 1700 wall with entrance gate at E. Site of medieval church (LI025-016001-) of Oola inside graveyard. In 1840 the Ordnance Survey letters recorded that 'no part of the old Church of this parish is now to be seen nor has been these many years, but its grave yard is still used as a cemetery' (OSL, 129).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 08 January 2019

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

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

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