Morrett

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 53.076000, -7.193000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-MRRT

RMP/Site number:

LA009-021008

Townland:

Morett

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, within crop land.
Site of graveyard contains ruins of medieval church marked on 1841 OS map as 'Morett Church (in ruins)'. Ruins consists simply of part of west wall of church. Located c. 40m to north of graveyard site is a holy well, 'St Brigid's Well' and a bullaun stone. Located c. 100m to north are ruins of Morett's Castle.
Site of graveyard contains no upstanding headstones or markers. A graveslab with a simple incised cross has been built into stile in stone wall of laneway.
Graveyard has no visible boundary. No paths; access to site across fields over stile from laneway. No visible surface trace of graveyard.

Additional details

Extra code:

L097

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

Diocese (RC):

Kildare and Leighlin

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/

Titles of Published Local References:

Sweetman, P.D., Alcock, O. & Moran, B. (1995) Archaeological inventory of County Laois. Dublin. Dublin Stationary Office, 86

FitzGerald, Lord W. (1904) 'The history and antiquities of the Queen's County barony of Portnahinch. Part I'. Journal of County Kildare Archaeological Society, Vol 4, No. 3, 194

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

Cosby, A., Chairperson, (1989?) Stradbally, Co. Laois, Stradbally Historical Project, J.P.F. Laois, 64-65

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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