What is recorded here

Grave Yard in County Limerick holds the ruined Cloncoura parish church and burials dating back to 1801. A stream borders its southwest edge while brambles and ivy swallow the older stones east and southeast of the church. The place preserves local death and memory beside a holy well, with newer graves extending north and northwest of the ancient ruin.

On W side of road. immediately N of holy well (LI046-023001-). Roughly rectangular graveyard (c. 50m NW-SE; c. 40m SW-NE) enclosed by stone wall on NE side with entrance gate and style, by concrete wall on NE side beyond which is recent extension to graveyard, by stream to SW and by field boundary to NW. Just W-of-centre is ruin of Cloncoura parish church (LI046-023002-). Most recent burials to N and NW of church ruin, with older headstones E and SE of ruin, though this area overgrown by brambles and ivy; earliest headstone noted dated 1801. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 26 August 2011

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