Rossdarragh

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.819000, -7.604000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-RSDG

RMP/Site number:

LA034-017002

Townland:

Rossdarragh

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, surrounded by pasture land. Trees throughout the church site and along boundary.
Graveyard contains ruins of a church, marked on 1841 OS map as 'Site of R.C. Chapel' and on 1908 OS map as 'Kyleaderry Church (in ruins)'. Ruins simply consist of wall foundations of a rectangular undivided church; internal dimensions approx. 6m north-south and 15m east-west; walls approx. 1m thick and less than 1m high.
Site of graveyard contains no headstones or markers.
Graveyard has rectangular shape; measuring approx. 94m north-south by 52m east-west. Boundary made up of earth and stone bank with external fosse. Ground surface generally level.

Additional details

Extra code:

L109

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, 88

Carrigan, W. (1905) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory. Dublin. Sealy, Bryers & Walker, vol 2 281

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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