Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Mahoonagh Beg, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Mahoonagh Beg
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd. (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.42780, -9.00048
- SMR number
- LI036-172002-
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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)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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
Atop low rise, c. 150m NW of river Deel; on S side of road. Roughly square graveyard (L c. 70m) with ruin of medieval parish church (LI036-172001-) of Mahoonagh just S-of-centre. Enclosed by stone wall, except to S where there is a steep drop to marshy area. West side lower and divided from rest by sharp break in slope. Still in use and maintained; earliest headstone noted dated 1775. Single mausoleum against N wall of church.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
See attached ASI aerial photograph ASIAP – 325/9, 11, 12, 13 on 05/10/2002.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.