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)

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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-0076
LA-SBRN-0077	Elizabeth Mary Thomas Simon	Sandes Willkison (nee Sandes) Willkison Sandes
LA-SBRN-0078	Richard	Willkinson
LA-SBRN-0079	Daniel ???	Gorman McDonald
LA-SBRN-0080	Martin Mary Bridget Silvester Domnic Angela	Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray Murray
LA-SBRN-0081	William John William Dora	Duigan Duigan Duigan Duigan
LA-SBRN-0082	Michael	Hannagan
LA-SBRN-0083	James	B??
LA-SBRN-0084
LA-SBRN-0085	Timothy Julia	Cahill Cahill
LA-SBRN-0086	Jeremiah Timothy John	Brenan Brenan Brenan
LA-SBRN-0087
LA-SBRN-0088	Joseph Barnaby	Dunne Dunne
LA-SBRN-0089	Owen	Dunne
LA-SBRN-0090	William	Cashion
LA-SBRN-0091	Bryan ???? William	Dunne Dunne Dunne
LA-SBRN-0092
LA-SBRN-0093	Peter Peter	Seden Quinn
LA-SBRN-0094	John Mary Mary Joseph Honoria	Pole Conrahy (nee Pole) Pole Pole Pole
LA-SBRN-0095
LA-SBRN-0096	Daniel Anne John	Conlan Conlan Conlan
LA-SBRN-0097	Darny Conrahy Patrick	Dunn Dunn
LA-SBRN-0098	William Darby	Dun Dun
LA-SBRN-0099	John Mary	Broaphy Broaphy
LA-SBRN-0100

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