Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Carroward West, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carroward West
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Burial Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd. (1924)
- Coordinates
- 52.33846, -8.91049
- SMR number
- LI054-040003-
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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)
- 1883 · Ireland 3. (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
At SW edge of Dromcolliher village, on E side of road. Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 50m E-W; c. 40m N-S), with recent extension to S. Near centre is fragmentary ruin of Dromcolliher parish church (LI054-040002-); interior of church filled with burial plots: on line of W gable is headstone dated 1769 whilst just inside line of E gable is one dated 1766 (oldest noted headstone); just N of church are series of late- 18th century headstones. Large vaulted tomb at NW corner of graveyard, by entrance gate, and a smaller tomb overlying part of N wall of church dated 1839.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 26 August 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Settlement clusterunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.