Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Drumroe Upper, County Waterford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Drumroe Upper
- County
- Waterford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (Disused)
- Coordinates
- 52.13290, -7.88515
- SMR number
- WA021-025002-
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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 a level landscape. The foundations of a rectangular structure (WA021-025001-) are within a small, overgrown rectangular enclosure (dims. c. 25m N-S; c. 20m E-W) with only one memorial, but the enclosure was used as a childrens' burial ground (Buckley 1896).
Buckley, M. J. C. (1896) Notes on Kilmolash Church, Near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford, WAJ vol. 2, 212-20.
O'Brien, Rev. F. (1895) The birthplace of St Deglan, WAJ vol. 1, 39-44.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 21 March 2011
References
O'Brien, Rev. R 1895 The birthplace of St Deglan. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 1, 39-44.
Buckley, M.J.C. 1896 Notes on Kilmolash Church, near Cappoquin, Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 2, 212-20.
Nearby in the register
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.