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Children's burial ground

Camus (St. Patricksrock Par.), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Camus (St. Patricksrock Par.), County Tipperary South, 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
Camus (St. Patricksrock Par.)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Killeen Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Killeen Grave Yard (Disused)
Coordinates
52.53463, -7.93624
SMR number
TS060-030002-

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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)
  • 1882 · Ireland (southern half). (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 13. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

In improved pasture, in highest part of field, at terminus of broad ridge (general long axis NNE-SSW). Flood plain of River Suir in field to N and W. No visible surface trace. According to OSL (Vol. 1, 314), the graveyard (TS060-030003-) was no longer in use except for the internment of children. John Davis White (1892, 16) confirms that 'at no distant period, unbaptized infants have been buried here.' Named 'Killeen' on latest edition OS 6-inch map. According to Meskell (2003, 16) land reclamation work in the mid 1980s removed all traces of the graveyard. At the time of the reclamation quantities of stone and human bones were uncovered (ibid.). According to local information this graveyard had been used as a burial ground for unbaptised children up to c. 1920 (ibid.).

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 22 July 2014

References

Meskell, P. 2003 Killeen Graveyard, Camus. Boherlahan-Dualla Historical Journal, 15-16. Boherlahan-Dualla Historical Journal Society.

Nearby in the register

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

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