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Headstone

Aglish (Decies within Drum By.), County Waterford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Headstone, Aglish, County Waterford, 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
Aglish (Decies within Drum By.)
County
Waterford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.06991, -7.82300
SMR number
WA034-003006-

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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)
  • 1865 · Ireland, (South) Sheet. (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)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on a level, low-lying landscape, c. 470m NE of the SE-NW Goish stream.
Three crudely decorated headstones recorded by Power (1898a, 204) and probably 18th century in date are inside the S boundary of the graveyard (WA034-003002-) at Aglish. This is the N one (H 0.37m; Wth 0.25m; T 0.07m) with a damaged top, a crude cross, and two small cross-inscribed shields. (1938a, 58)

Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford, WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219.
Power, Rev. P. (1938a) Some old churches of Decies, JRSAI, 68, 55-68.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload: 27 September 2011

References

Power, Rev. P. 1898a Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford. Waterford and South East of Ireland Archaeological Journal 4, 83-95, 195-219.

Power, Rev. P. 1938a Some old churches of Decies. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 68, 55-68.

Nearby in the register

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

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