Survey Data
Reg No
31815002
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Archaeological, Artistic, Historical, Social, Technical
Original Use
Graveyard/cemetery
Date
1620 - 1640
Coordinates
172698, 274589
Date Recorded
21/08/2003
Date Updated
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Description
Graveyard with interments including mausoleum of O'Conor Don dating to 1634 and a collection of stone grave markers including eighteenth- and nineteenth-centuries examples. No longer in use. Group of eighteenth-century family mausolea to site. Located on site of former church, now gone. Site bounded by random coursed stone wall with cut stone gate piers and wrought-iron gate. Modern graveyard to east. Holy well to site.
Appraisal
This graveyard has fine examples of eighteenth- and nineteenth-century grave markers, some of which are elaborately carved. The pre-eighteenth-century elements, including grave markers, add archaeological interest to the site, while the association with the O'Conor Don is notable for historic reasons. The presence of a holy well, referred to as Tober Brida, highlights its importance as a centre for religious activity and ritual. The significance of the ancient site is reflected in the name of the townland, Ballintober.