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Graveyard

Modeshil (Ayre), County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Modeshil (Ayre), 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
Modeshil (Ayre)
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Grave Yd.
Coordinates
52.53991, -7.48110
SMR number
TS063-023002-

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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)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (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 pasture, on top of a low rise. An irregularly shaped area (dims. c. 40m E-W; c. 38m N-S) defined by an 18th/19th century wall, with cement rendering on ithe inner face and with vertical coping visible in places, and an entrance gate at the SW. There is a level area where the church (TS063-023001-) is located off-centre to N. The graveyard is defined by steep scarp (Wth 4.3m; H 1.35m) c. E-S-SSW which is located c. 2.5m within the enclosing wall. Various 19th and 20th century headstones are concentrated S of the church, with occasional headstones to E, a few to N and a small concentration to W of church. A rectangular structure (dims. 10m E-W; c. 6m N-S) adjoins the church, off-centre to E on the N side. It is defined by the remains of a low, sod-covered wall (Wth at top 0.5m; total Wth 1.75m; int. H 0.95m; ext. H 1.3m) with a sunken interior. According to local tradition this is a famine burial plot. The earliest headstone, Cody 1770, is located within church.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of revised upload: 17 April 2012

Nearby in the register

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

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