Kilcronan

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.867000, -7.298000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-KCRN

RMP/Site number:

LA030-026001

Townland:

Kilcronan

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, surrounded by pasture land, on west bank of Owenbeg River.
Graveyard contains ruins of medieval church marked on 1841 OS map as 'Kilcronan Church (in ruins)'. Site of monastery associated with St Cronan. Ruins very fragmentary, consist simply of parts of west gable and south wall.
Graveyard visibly contains 19th and 20th century headstones, crosses and recumbent slabs; most in reasonable condition, with some leaning, collapsed, damaged or disturbed by vegetation.
Graveyard has sub-triangular shape; boundary stone wall, intact, measures c. 1m high. Some grass trampled paths; access via gate and stile from roadside. Ground surface uneven due to concealed features. Ground not maintained.

Additional details

Extra code:

L072

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

Diocese (RC):

Kildare and Leighlin

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, 82

O'Hanlon, J. Rev. & O'Leary, E. Rev. (1907) History of the Queen's County. Sealy, Bryers and Walker, vol 1 235

O'Byrne, D. (1856) 'The history of the Queen's county: containing an historical and traditional account of its foundries, duns, and other antiquities, also an account of some noble families of English extraction'. Dublin, John O'Daly, 50-1

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

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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