St Brigid's, Rosenallis

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 53.136000, -7.407000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-SBRN

RMP/Site number:

LA003-016005

Townland:

Rosenallis

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is on northside of village of Rosenallis.
Graveyard contains Church of Ireland church dedicated to St. Brigid, dated 1795, renovated 1830, extended c. 1865, renovated c. 1980. Marked on 1841 OS map as 'Church and Grave Yard' and on 1913 OS map as 'St Mary's Church and Grave Yard'. Possibly the site of a medieval church. No visible surface trace of possible earlier church.
Graveyard contains rows of flat on the ground grave markers; three were railed off; mostly in good condition.
Graveyard has rectangular shape measuring 35m north-south by 67m east-west; boundary stone wall intact. Access via gate. Concrete paths from gate to church, gravel surrounding flat grave stones. Ground surface is mainly even. Graveyard maintained; grass mown regularly.

Additional details

Extra code:

L108

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

National Inventory of Architectural Heritage code:

Reg. No. 12900102

Diocese (CoI):

Meath & Kildare

Oldest stone:

1801

Yes

Location of Register:

Representative Church Body Library

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, 88

O'Hanlon, J. Rev. & O'Leary, E. Rev. (1907) History of the Queen's County. Sealy, Bryers and Walker, vol 1 309-310

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

Mac C

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:

St Brigid's Rosenallis Contact Sheet

Project:

Laois Graveyards Survey

Grave	Name	Surname
LA-SBRN-0026
LA-SBRN-0027	Josephine Mary Emily Constance Elizabeth Charles	Meredith Meredith Meredith Baldwin Meredith
LA-SBRN-0028	Caroline Elizabeth Frederick C Frederick	Meredith (nee Bigger) Meredith Meredith
LA-SBRN-0029
LA-SBRN-0030
LA-SBRN-0031
LA-SBRN-0032
LA-SBRN-0033	Patrick Catherine	Conrahy Conrahy
LA-SBRN-0034	John	Conrahy
LA-SBRN-0035	Elizabeth	Conrahy
LA-SBRN-0036	Thady	Conrahy
LA-SBRN-0037	Margret	Dunn
LA-SBRN-0038	Roger Catherine	Deegin Deegin
LA-SBRN-0039	John Elizabeth	Jones Jones
LA-SBRN-0040	Edward Elizabeth William Edward Annie Henry Mary Anne Henry William Henry Joseph Young	Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell Bell
LA-SBRN-0041
LA-SBRN-0042	William Henery Shusanna	Bell Bell Bell
LA-SBRN-0043	John	Bell
LA-SBRN-0044
LA-SBRN-0045	Hesther	Brumfield
LA-SBRN-0046
LA-SBRN-0047
LA-SBRN-0048	Famy	Lake
LA-SBRN-0049	Robert	Lake
LA-SBRN-0050	?? Patt	Dunne Dunne

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