Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Glebe (clonlisk By., Ettagh Ed), County Offaly, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glebe (clonlisk By., Ettagh Ed)
- County
- Offaly
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.01044, -7.86263
- SMR number
- OF042-053002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
St. Mark's Church and graveyard is a 19th century Church of Ireland church and graveyard which may have been built on the site of or in close vicinity to the church of Ballyitty [Ballyatty] which is mentioned in a 1619 land grant to Edmond Medhopp (CSP Irel. Jas. 1, 452). In this land grant it mentions 'the lands of Kilnebrosnye 35a, and Glasterymore 341a, except 20a belonging and adjoining the church of Ballyitty as a glebe' (CSP irel. Jas 1, 452). This medieval church may have had a graveyard there are no surface remains of any medieval memorials or pre-1700 headstones within the present graveyard.
References
ASIAP - Archaeological Survey of Ireland Aerial Photographs (c. 1996 - c. 2010).
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Moated siteunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.