Graveyard in Bunmore West, County Mayo

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

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In pasture, located in a glen, on a SW facing slope, in mountainous terrain. There is a stream immediately to E. This graveyard is indicated on the 1838 and 1920 OS 6-inch maps as a rectangular enclosed area, with a church (MA035-003001-), named Temple Eunna’ incorporated into the W corner of the graveyard wall. The graveyard appears almost square (max. dim. c. 30m) on the 1838 map, but is shown as rectangular (c. 30m NW-SE; c. 20m NE-SW) on the 1920 edition. In the 1940’s The Irish Tourism Survey (unpublished) noted a small, rough cross-inscribed graveslab (MA035-003003-) within the graveyard. An inspection in 1996 found no visible trace of the graveyard. There is a holy well (MA035-004001-), named Tober Eunna, c. 100m to SW.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA035-003002

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