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Graveyard

Cloncagh, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Cloncagh, 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
Cloncagh
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yard (1923)
Coordinates
52.45505, -8.91972
SMR number
LI037-025002-

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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)
  • 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

In centre of early ecclesiastical enclosure (LI037-025003-); on S side of road. Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 52m E-W; c. 57m N-S) enclosed by recently constructed stone wall topped by hedge. At some time recently (c. 1984) graveyard subject to 'tidy-up', so that all headstones now set in neat rows on concrete plinths. Most headstones date from 19th century but a few are late-18th. two of the gravemarkers are fragments from the church: a punch-dressed block (0.3m x 0.23m x 0.41m) with a triangular protrusion (possibly a human head though no facial features preserved); and a shaped block (0.22m x 0.28m) which might be part of a late-medieval window jamb. In addition to tomb within church there are two gabled burial tombs, one dated 1809. North-of-centre is ruin of parish church of Cloncagh (LI037-025001-).

Compiled by: Denis Power

Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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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