Kilmurry

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 53.060000, -7.163000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-KMRR

RMP/Site number:

LA014-003001

Townland:

Kilmurry

County:

Laois

Description

This graveyard is in rural area, in garden of farmhouse.
Graveyard contains ruins of a church marked on the 1841 OS map as 'Church in ruins and Grave Yard'. Church is built of roughly coursed limestone blocks; remains measure c. 36m long by c. 16m wide.
No visible headstones. No visible graveyard enclosure boundary.

Additional details

Extra code:

L085

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:

Cosby, A., Chairperson, (1989?) Stradbally, Co. Laois, Stradbally Historical Project, J.P.F. Laois, 63

O'Hanlon, J. Rev. & O'Leary, E. Rev. (1907) History of the Queen's County. Sealy, Bryers and Walker, vol 1 273

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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