St Patrick's, Donaghmore

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.873000, -7.600000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-SPDM

RMP/Site number:

LA028-025001

Townland:

Donaghmore

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in village of Donaghmore, surrounded by pasture land.
Graveyard contains Church of Ireland Church of St Patrick, built 1824, on the site of earlier medieval church, destroyed c. 1821. Donaghmore motte and St Patrick's Holy Well located within 250m northwest.
Graveyard contains 18th to 21st century headstones, including crosses, round headed , recumbent slabs, railed and table tombs; most in good condition, very few appear to be leaning or damaged.
Graveyard has rectangular shape; boundary stone wall intact, c. 1m high. Access via gate and stile from village. Some limited gravel paths; ground surface generally level with some bumps. Graveyard maintained, grass mown fairly regularly.

Additional details

Extra code:

L054

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage code:

Reg. No. 12802825

Diocese (CoI):

Cashel & 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/

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

Location of Inscriptions:

Local Studies Section, Laois County Library

Titles of Published Local References:

Sweetman, P.D., Alcock, O. & Moran, B. (1995) Archaeological inventory of County Laois. Dublin. Dublin Stationary Office, 80

Carrigan, W. (1905) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory. Dublin. Sealy, Bryers & Walker, vol 2 352

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

Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland, 'Queen's County', (1921-25) 225

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

Project:

Laois Graveyards Survey

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