St Andrew's, Rathdowney

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.855000, -7.581000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-SARD

RMP/Site number:

LA028-055004

Townland:

Rathdowney

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in an urban area, in the town of Rathdowney.
Graveyard contains Church of Ireland church, dated 1818, renovated 1865 and extended 1990. Possibly the site of an earlier medieval church. No visible surface trace of possible earlier church.
Graveyard contains 19th century headstones; most of them upright, only few leaning and damaged.
Graveyard has square shape; boundary stone wall intact but overgrown some places; c. 1m high. The medieval graveyard may have extended northwards across the road northeast of church. Possible site of castle-ringwork within the grounds of the medieval graveyard. Access via gate from town; tarmac paths from gate around church. Ground surface is mainly even. Graveyard maintained; grass mown regularly.

Additional details

Extra code:

L104

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage code:

Reg. No. 12900818

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:

http://www.genealogylaois.com

Titles of Published Local References:

Sweetman, P.D., Alcock, O. & Moran, B. (1995) Archaeological inventory of County Laois. Dublin. Dublin Stationary Office, 87

Carrigan, W. (1905) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory. Dublin. Sealy, Bryers & Walker, vol 2 340

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', (1911) 425

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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