Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Glenkeen, County Tipperary North, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Glenkeen
- County
- Tipperary North
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Church (in Ruins), Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.76638, -7.98204
- SMR number
- TN034-013003-
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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
Situated on an E-facing slope of rising ground in an upland area with a nearby holy well site (TN034-012) to the W. Founded by St Culan in the seventh century (Gwynn and Hadcock 1970, 385). The bell shrine of St Culan, a twelfth-century reliquary, was found in a nearby hollow tree (Cooke 1822, 33-9) close to the site of the holy well. The poorly preserved remains of a nave and chancel church, the chancel of which is totally destroyed, with partial remains of the N and S walls and the W gable fully intact. An armorial plaque and graveslab (TN034-013004) dedicated to Walter Burke of Illeigh erected in 1626 by Patrick Kerin (White 1892, 33) is inserted into the E end of the N wall of the nave. An old mill (TN034-013002) was discovered in 1821 near the church. Church (TN034-013001) located on top of high ground in centre of large graveyard enclosed by a 19th century wall. Memorials of 18th and 19th century date contained within graveyard.
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien.
Date of upload: 22 September 2008
Nearby in the register
- Graveslabunder 1 mi
- Memorial stoneunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Water mill - horizontal-wheeledunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.