Killeen

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 53.096000, -7.262000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-KLEN

RMP/Site number:

LA008-009002

Townland:

Killeen or Killeenlynagh

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, within pasture land.
Site of graveyard contains no upstanding structures. Marked on 1841 OS map as 'Killeen Graveyard' and on 1908 OS map as 'Killeen Graveyard (disused).
Site of graveyard contains no headstones or markers.
Graveyard has no visible boundary. No paths; access to site across fields. No visible surface trace of graveyard.

Additional details

Extra code:

L078

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, 83

O'Hanlon, J. Rev. & O'Leary, E. Rev. (1914) History of the Queen's County. Sealy, Bryers and Walker, vol 2 574

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

Feehan, J. (1983) 'Laois: an environmental history'. Peter Walsh-Kemmis, Ballykilcavan Press, 431

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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