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Graveyard

Templeathea West, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Templeathea West, 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
Templeathea West
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Outlined
Latest-edition OS map
G. Yd. (1923)
Coordinates
52.46990, -9.27430
SMR number
LI034-004002-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

On W side of trackway which also gives access to holy well (LI034-005---) c. 70m to N. Rectangular graveyard (66m E-W; 50m N-S) enclosed by stone wall which has been repaired with concrete. Entrance at NE corner through recent gateway. North-of-centre is ruin of late-medieval church of Temple Athea (LI034-004001-). Burials throughout yard and inside church; many inscribed headstones, the earliest noted inside church dated 1796. North of church is 19th century burial vault; another burial vault in separate plot immediately outside E wall of graveyard.

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

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

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