St. Finian's, Esker Church

Esker South,
Dublin,
Ireland

Coordinates: 53.349550, -6.437726

Summary
Graveyard Code: 
DU-STFI-
RMP/Site number: 
DU017-022002-
Townland: 
Esker South
County: 
Number of Memorials: 
68

Description

According to the National Monuments Service (www.archaeology.ie)  "This roughly rectangular graveyard encloses the remains of a large medieval church (DU017-022001-). It contains 18th century memorials. It is enclosed by a masonry wall and townland boundary."

Surveyed as part of a community heritage project run by the Society for Old Lucan (https://soc4oldlucan.wordpress.com/). Originally surveyed by Dr MJ Egan in 1989 and subesequently by the SOL in 2021. The current work is funded by the 2022 Heritage Council grant scheme.

https://source.southdublinlibraries.ie/handle/10599/12242

https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=616367506243990&extid=CL-UNK-UNK-UNK-A...

https://soc4oldlucan.wordpress.com/2021/03/24/history-of-esker-st-finian...

Survey documents
A visual representation of the frequency of surnames: 

Graves

Photo Grave Name Surname
DU-STFI-0026
  • -
  • GUTHERIE
DU-STFI-0027
  • Catherine
  • -
DU-STFI-0028
  • William
  • Masterson
DU-STFI-0029
  • Michael
  • Gafney
DU-STFI-0030
  • John
  • Gaffeny
DU-STFI-0031
  • John
  • Taylor
DU-STFI-0032
  • Peter
  • Bourke
DU-STFI-0033
  • Thomas
  • Talbott
DU-STFI-0034
  • Anne
  • Keif
DU-STFI-0035
  • Richard
  • Jacob
DU-STFI-0036
  • Thomas
  • Lynch
DU-STFI-0037
  • Mary
  • Murphy
DU-STFI-0038
  • John
  • Sherry
DU-STFI-0039
  • William
  • Perkin
DU-STFI-0040
  • Thomas
  • Young
DU-STFI-0041
  • John
  • HEADEN
DU-STFI-0042
  • John
  • BURCH
DU-STFI-0043
  • Thomas
  • MERRIMAN
DU-STFI-0044
  • Michael
  • MERRIMAN
DU-STFI-0045
  • John
  • McCollester
DU-STFI-0046
  • John
  • Nixon
DU-STFI-0047
  • Joseph
  • Nary
DU-STFI-0048
  • John
  • Fitzsimons
DU-STFI-0049
  • John
  • Fitzsimons
DU-STFI-0050
  • Owen
  • Fitzsimons

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