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Cist

Knockadea, County Limerick, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Cist, Knockadea, 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
Knockadea
County
Limerick
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.32021, -8.32986
SMR number
LI057-071----

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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

The location of three cinerary urns discovered in May of 1929 in the townland of Knockadea has been recently identified by local historian, Nioclàs Ó Duinnín. The discovery of this cist burial 'near Knockadea' was described by Waddell (1970, 123) as; ‘A small vault' approximately 3 ft. [0.9m] x 2 ft. [0.6m] found c. 1916; it contained 'fragments of dried bones'. Six feet [1.8m] away an inverted encrusted urn burial [LI057-072----] was found'.

Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by James O'Brien and Nioclàs Ó Duinnín

Date of revised upload: 21 February 2022

References

Waddell, J. 1970 Irish Bronze Age cists, a survey. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 100, 91-139.

Nearby in the register

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

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