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-0076	THOMAS	SHAW
LA-SOFR-0077	HANNAH ANNE ROBERT ANNE	SHAW GOWEN
LA-SOFR-0078	ANNIE ALBERT	MUNDY MUNDY
LA-SOFR-0079	ALBERT THOMAS ANNIE	MUNDY MUNDY
LA-SOFR-0080	MARGARET ALICE BENJAMIN ALICE	STEPHENSON STEPHENSON STEPHENSON
LA-SOFR-0081	BENJAMIN	STEPHENSON
LA-SOFR-0082	ALICE BENJAMIN	STEPHENSON STEPHENSON
LA-SOFR-0083	WILLIAM PETER LILIAN WM GEORGINA	STEPHENSON STEPHENSON
LA-SOFR-0084	GEORGINA (INA) WILLIAM	STEPHENSON
LA-SOFR-0085	ROBERT ERIC BENJAMIN RUTH	STEPHENSON STEPHENSON STEPHENSON
LA-SOFR-0086	RUTH ROBERT	STEPHENSON STEPHENSON
LA-SOFR-0087	ELIZABETH BEALE JOSEPH	nee LECKY BEALI
LA-SOFR-0088
LA-SOFR-0089	JOHN	GATCHELL
LA-SOFR-0090	ISAAC	GATCHELL
LA-SOFR-0091	ELIZABETH	GATCHELL
LA-SOFR-0092	SAMUEL	SHAW JR.
LA-SOFR-0093	THOMAS	SHAW
LA-SOFR-0094	Jane	Shaw
LA-SOFR-0095	SAMUEL WILLIAM ELLEN	SHAW SHAW
LA-SOFR-0096
LA-SOFR-0097	ALFRED	PIERS
LA-SOFR-0098
LA-SOFR-0099	JHON	PERRY
LA-SOFR-0100	MARY JONAHTAN MARY	ANNE GATCHELL JOSHUW GATCHELL

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