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Graveyard

Mulhussey, County Meath, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Mulhussey, County Meath, 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
Mulhussey
County
Meath
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Cemetery (Disused)
Coordinates
53.43414, -6.62763
SMR number
ME049-011001-

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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)
  • 1799 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1830 · V.3:11-15:XV. Britisches Reich. C. Kon: Ireland. a. Prov: Leinster. Counties: 1-12 (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

Situated on a level landscape, c. 200m W of Mulhussy castle (ME049-012----). The church or chapel (ME049-011----) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 45m NW-SE; c. 35m NE-SW) defined by an earthen bank and hedge at SE, a wide fosse or moat (Wth of top c. 5m; D c. 2m) at SW and NW and the remains of a stone wall at NE. There are three headstones and some grave-markers (FitzGerald 1892). The church and graveyard may be within a moated site (ME049-011002-).

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 9 April, 2015

References

FitzGerald, Lord W. 1892 Parish of Kilclone – Mulhussey Churchyard. Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland, 2, 173-4.

Nearby in the register

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

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