Society of Friends, Rosenallis

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 53.134000, -7.402000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-SOFR

RMP/Site number:

LA003-017

Townland:

Tinneel

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, southeast of the village of Rosenallis.
Graveyard is recorded as Protected Structure; Quaker graveyard with various plots, c.1725 to present; gateway to site c.1800. Marked on 1841 OS map as 'Quakers Burial Ground' and on 1908 OS map as 'Friends' Burial Ground'. Local name 'Friends Sleeping Place'.
Graveyard contains headstones in good condition, only few leaning slightly. This graveyard is contains some unmarked early Quaker burials. Quaker Burial Ground, though includes small number of non Quakers (e.g. Presbyterians ministers grave).
Graveyard has sub-square shape; boundary stone wall intact; access via gate. Gravel paths from gate. Ground surface is mainly even. Graveyard maintained; grass mown regularly.

Additional details

Extra code:

L117

RMP Classification:

Burial Ground

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage code:

Reg. No. 12900101

Diocese (CoI):

Meath & Kildare

Yes

Location of Register:

Library of the Society of Friends, Dublin

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/

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), Dun Sceine, Dublin 4
http://www.buildingsofireland.ie

Location of Inscriptions:

http://www.genealogylaois.com

Titles of Published Local References:

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

O'Keefe, R. Coordinator,(1994) The Quakers of Mountmellick, A short History of the Religious Society of Friends in the town of Mountmellick 1650-1900, Mountmellick Development Association, 60

Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland, 'Queen's County', (1919/20) 376

Feehan, J. (1983) 'Laois: an environmental history'. Peter Walsh-Kemmis, Ballykilcavan Press, 431

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (NIAH), Co. Laois (1997)

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

Survey documents

PDFs:

Society of Friends, Rosenallis Contact Sheet

Society of Friends, Rosenallis Sketch plan part 1 of 2

Society of Friends, Rosenallis Sketch plan part 2 of 2

Project:

Laois Graveyards Survey

Grave	Name	Surname
LA-SOFR-0151	JEAN MARGARET THOMAS OLIVE	ROTHWELL ROTHWELL
LA-SOFR-0152	ELIZABETH E HENRY ELIZABETH	BURNS BURNS BURNS
LA-SOFR-0153	MABEL HENRY J	BURNS BURNS
LA-SOFR-0154	HENRY J	BURNS
LA-SOFR-0155	HAROLD J.	BURNS
LA-SOFR-0156	GEORGE W.	BURNS
LA-SOFR-0157	REBECCA GEORGE	FAWCETT FAWCETT
LA-SOFR-0158	GEORGE	FANCETT
LA-SOFR-0159	KATE	FAWCETT
LA-SOFR-0160	PETER	FAWCETT
LA-SOFR-0161	REUBEN	DEAVES
LA-SOFR-0162	SARAH REUBEN	DEAVES DEAVES
LA-SOFR-0163	SARAH REUBEN	DEAVES DEAVES
LA-SOFR-0164	HUMPHEREY	SMITH
LA-SOFR-0165	Charlotte Humphry	Smith Smith
LA-SOFR-0166	GEORGE HUMPHERY CHARLOTTE	SMITH SMITH SMITH
LA-SOFR-0167	ALFRED SAMUEL MARTHA	NEALE NEALE NEALE
LA-SOFR-0168	MAARTHA SAMUEL	NEALE NEALE
LA-SOFR-0169	ROBERT JAMES	PATTISON
LA-SOFR-0170	HENRY	BYRNE
LA-SOFR-0171	HENRIETTA HENRY	BYRNE BYRNE
LA-SOFR-0172	CHARLOTTE KATHLEEN WILLIAM ANTHONY	ROBINSON ROBINSON
LA-SOFR-0173	WILLIAM A KATHELEEN	ROBINSON ROBINSON
LA-SOFR-0174	LILIAS GERTRUDE WILLIAM	ROBINSON A.ROBINSON
LA-SOFR-0175	ALFRED	RICE

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