Ardnakisha Burial Ground, on the southern fringe of a public road in Finnoo, County Limerick, appears by name on the Ordnance Survey six-inch map of 1840, yet even then the cartographers could not pin down its precise outline or extent. By the time the more detailed twenty-five-inch survey was completed in 1897, the burial ground had disappeared from the map entirely, replaced in that part of the landscape by a notation for a disused quarry.

The 1840 six-inch series, produced during the first systematic mapping of Ireland, recorded the name Ardnakisha Burial Ground on the southern side of the road, but left its boundaries undrawn, which suggests that even at that early stage the site was already uncertain or poorly defined in local knowledge. What happened in the intervening half-century is not recorded in the available sources. Quarrying activity in the immediate area by the late nineteenth century may have disturbed or obscured whatever physical fabric remained, whether that was a perimeter wall, grave markers, or simply the cleared ground that would distinguish such a site from surrounding fields. The name Ardnakisha itself is the only firm anchor the record provides.

Today the most likely candidate for the site is a tree-covered area lying to the south of where the quarry once operated, visible on satellite imagery but not easily read at ground level. The burial ground sits, or once sat, immediately north of the Gerald Griffins GAA club, which gives a useful modern reference point for anyone trying to orient themselves in the area. There are no formal markings or signage to guide a visitor, and the ground may be on private land, so caution and local enquiry are advisable before approaching. The research compiled by Martin Fitzpatrick, uploaded in July 2020, draws on the two OS map series alongside Google Earth orthoimages, and that combination of sources remains the most useful starting point for anyone trying to understand what survives and what has been lost.