Overview
Grave Yard — Barnane (barnane-Ely Par.) is recorded as Graveyard in Tipperary. Situated on a low rise in undulating land in a mountainous region with Barnane tower house (TN028-046----) and Barnane House 610m to the NW. Rectangular shaped graveyard (dims.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: 50m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall of 19th century date with entrance gate and stile located off centre to W in S wall, poorly preserved medieval church ruins (TN028-053001-) stand in N quadrant of graveyard.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The private burial ground of the Carden family of Barnane House occupies the E end of the graveyard and is separated from the rest of the graveyard by a stone wall running S off the SE angle of the medieval church as shown on the 25-inch OS map.
What was found
The saved account records: This private burial area contains the private burial vault of the Carden family and is entered through a gateway located in the centre of the E wall of the graveyard.
What remains
The saved account records: Immediately outside the graveyard wall are the remains of a shallow narrow fosse of post-medieval date which encloses the boundary wall.
Why it mattered
Grave Yard — Barnane (barnane-Ely Par.) matters because the source ties graveyard to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: Situated on a low rise in undulating land in a mountainous region with Barnane tower house (TN028-046----) and Barnane House 610m to the NW.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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