Corbally

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.948000, -7.088000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-CRBY

RMP/Site number:

LA025-010001

Townland:

Corbally

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, within pasture land.
Site of graveyard contains ruins of medieval church. Marked on 1841 OS map as 'Tecolm Church (in ruins)'. Ruins overgrown and simply consist of west gable of wall c. 8m long. Church site associated with St Colman of Oughaval.
Graveyard contains no headstones or markers.
Graveyard has no upstanding boundary. Access to site across field. Church ruins visible but no visible surface trace of graveyard.

Additional details

Extra code:

L046

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

Diocese (RC):

Kildare and Leighlin

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/

Titles of Published Local References:

Sweetman, P.D., Alcock, O. & Moran, B. (1995) Archaeological inventory of County Laois. Dublin. Dublin Stationary Office, 78

Comerford, Rev. M. (1886) Collections relating to the Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin. Dublin, Duffy, vol 3, 131

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

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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