Old St Peter's, Portlaoise

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 53.035000, -7.300000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-OSPP

RMP/Site number:

LA013-041004

Townland:

Maryborough

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in centre of Portlaoise town (formerly Maryborough) on east side of Church Street.
Graveyard contains ruins of medieval church known as 'Old St Peter's Church', built c. 1556, marked on 1841 OS map as 'Tower of Church, Graveyard'. Ruins consists of a tower (c. 5m by 5m) and upstanding north wall of nave (c. 18m long). Church built following the Plantation of Laois in 1556.
Graveyard contains 18th to 19th century headstones, in poor condition; very overgrown, leaning, collapsed or otherwise damaged. One visible table tomb.
Graveyard has sub-rectangular shape; stone wall boundary intact c. 3-4m high with arched gateway, locked. No paths visible; access from roadside. Ground appears uneven. Ground very overgrown and neglected.

Additional details

Extra code:

L024

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

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, 86

O'Hanlon, J. Rev. & O'Leary, E. Rev. (1907) History of the Queen's County. Sealy, Bryers and Walker, vol 1 436

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', (1913) 447-451

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

Graves

Photo	Grave	Name	Surname
	LA-OSPP-051
	LA-OSPP-052
	LA-OSPP-053
	LA-OSPP-054

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