Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Carrowneden (Costello By., Aghamore Par.), County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Carrowneden (Costello By., Aghamore Par.)
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.80404, -8.81502
- SMR number
- MA092-019004-
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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
Within a graveyard (MA092-019002-) which encloses a church (MA092-019001-). There is a holy well (MA092-019003-) located c. 30m to SE. According to local information, the graveyard was used as a children’s burial ground (MA092-019004), with burials continuing into the mid-20th century.
Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 18 February 2022
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ritual site - holy wellunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.