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Graveyard

Fethard, County Tipperary South, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Graveyard, Fethard, 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
Fethard
County
Tipperary South
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Grave Yard
Latest-edition OS map
Indicated
Coordinates
52.46546, -7.69499
SMR number
TS070-040031-

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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 the southern end of town, S of the eastern end of Main Street and within the town wall (TS070-040032-), which kinks out to form its southern boundary. This roughly rectangular graveyard (dims. 66m N-S; 90m E-W) surrounds the medieval parish church (TS070-040001-) which was built along the edge of the old river terrace c. 1208 (Reg. St John, 294) and dedicated to St John the Baptist. The medieval church and graveyard were very much a focal point in the town. There is an almshouse (TS070-040003-) on the northern boundary, with two entrances at first-floor level opening into the graveyard, another almshouse (TS070-040011-) immediately outside the southern boundary of the graveyard which had an entrance into the graveyard and a third almshouse (TS080-040103-) is mentioned in the Grace map of 1708 as being 'the poorhouse in the church yard' (O'Keeffe 2003, map 5). A number of prestigious buildings along the E boundary, including Fethard Castle (TS070-040005-), Edmond's Castle (TS070-040002-) and a 16th/17th-century house (TS070-040006-), also have entrances in the W elevations, possibly giving access directly into the graveyard in the first two examples and via a doorway in the W boundary wall in the latter example. There are a number of medieval graveslabs (TS070-040090-; TS070-040091-; TS070-040094-; TS070-040098- and TS070-040099-) within the graveyard.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 12 May 2015

Nearby in the register

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

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