Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Coolnagranshy, County Roscommon, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coolnagranshy
- County
- Roscommon
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.96369, -8.37195
- SMR number
- RO005-013002-
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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
Marked as a church on a manuscript map of 1770 in NLI (ms. 21. F. 13 (10)), and described as a nunnery on the 1837 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. Situated on the crest of a low rise overlooking the former Lough Gara Lower, the S shore of which was c. 100m to N. There is a local tradition of a graveyard attached to the church site (RO005-013001-) (Gannon 1972).
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 24 August 2010
References
Gannon, A. 1972 Archaeological survey of Roscommon. Unpublished typed index cards prepared for Roscommon County Council.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Settlement platformunder 1 mi
- Settlement platformunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.