Kilcoran

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.846000, -7.576000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-KLCR

RMP/Site number:

LA028-057002

Townland:

Kilcoran

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, southeast of the town of Rathdowney.
Graveyard contains the site of a possible church and a rath.
A curved earthen bank divides the rath in two almost equal parts; the northern part contained the church of which there is no trace today; human bones were found in the southern division in 1889.

Additional details

Extra code:

L071

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

Diocese (RC):

Ossory

Register of Burials available:

No

Location of Published Local References:

Laois County Library, Portlaoise, Co. Laois

Record of Monuments & Places (RMP), Archive Unit, National Monuments Service, DoEHLG, 51 St Stephen's Green, Dublin 2

http://www.archaeology.ie/ArchaeologicalSurveyofIreland/

Titles of Published Local References:

Sweetman, P.D., Alcock, O. & Moran, B. (1995) Archaeological inventory of County Laois. Dublin. Dublin Stationary Office, 74

Record of Monuments & Places, Co. Laois compiled by Caimin O'Brien (2007)

Carrigan, W. (1905) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory. Dublin. Sealy, Bryers & Walker, vol 2 389

Data source:

Graveyards of Laois surveyed in 2011 by Barker Archaeological Services on behalf of Laois County Council with the support of the Heritage Council, see http://www.laois.ie/heritage for information

Project:

Laois Graveyards Survey

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