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Clonmore (Bantry By.), County Wexford, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Church, Clonmore, County Wexford, 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
Clonmore (Bantry By.)
County
Wexford
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
Not indicated
Latest-edition OS map
Not indicated
Coordinates
52.42845, -6.61190
SMR number
WX031-055001-

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University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam

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)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1904 · Sheet 14, 1904 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)
  • 1911 · Sheet 14, 1911 (University Library, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam)

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The National Monuments Service's description

Located on a slight knoll at the E edge of a plateau overlooking a small NW-SE stream c. 70-100m to the N and E. It is sometimes mistaken for Cluain Mór Maodhog at Clonmore, Co. Carlow (CW009-028001-) dating from the 6th century (Sheil 1921, 113-4; Moore 1996, 126), but this is the site of the parish church of Clonmore parish within a rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 50m E-W; c. 30m N-S) defined by stone-faced earthen banks. The grass-covered foundations (Wth 0.7-1.1m; H 0.5-1m) of a nave (int. L 11.55m; int. Wth 5.55m) and chancel (int. L 6.75m; int. Wth 4.65m) survive in the graveyard. The circular granite font (ext. diam. 0.48m; int. diam. 0.34m; D 0.23m) from here was in the garden of the parochial house at Bree (WX031-064----) in 1987. Two crosses in a conglomerate stone with round ended arms and nonsense inscriptions (H 0.86m, span 0.8m; H 1m, span 0.57m), probably 18th century in date, are in the graveyard.

The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.

Compiled by: Michael Moore

Date of upload/revision: 28 August, 2012

References

Moore, M. 1996 Archaeological inventory of county Wexford. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Sheil, Rev. P. 1920 Parish of Bree. The Past 1, 113-19.

Nearby in the register

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

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