Killermogh

Laois,

Ireland

Coordinates: 52.877000, -7.421000

Summary

Graveyard Code:

LA-KRMG

RMP/Site number:

LA029-022001

Townland:

Killermogh

County:

Laois

Description

The graveyard is in rural area, surrounded by undulating pasture land, west bank of the River Gully.
Graveyard contains ruins of medieval church, marked on 1841 OS map as 'Killermogh Church' and on 1908 OS map as 'Killermogh Church (in ruins)'. Associated with St Muicin. Ruins very overgrown; upstanding walls, rectangular in plan measure c. 14m by 6m.
Graveyard very overgrown, visibly contains 19th and 20th century headstones, celtic style crosses and table tombs; many of visible markers are leaning, collapsed, badly worn or disturbed by vegetation.
Graveyard has rectangular shape; boundary stone wall intact, measures c. 1.5m high. No paths; access via gate and stile through field from laneway. Ground surface uneven due to concealed features. Ground level within graveyard is higher than that without. Ground neglected.

Additional details

Extra code:

L080

RMP Classification:

Graveyard

Diocese (RC):

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/

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, 83

Carrigan, W. (1905) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory. Dublin. Sealy, Bryers & Walker, vol 2 65-6

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

Dowling, A. (1981) Ancient Parish of Aghaboe now Clough-Ballacolla, Dowling, Laois, 23

Journal of the Association for the Preservation of the Memorials of the Dead, Ireland, 'Queen's County', (1921-25) 80, 225

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

Graves

Grave	Name	Surname
LA-KRMG-0026
LA-KRMG-0027	EDMOND GRACE	FITZPATRICK FITZ
LA-KRMG-0028	ROBT ROBT	GREGORY GREGORY
LA-KRMG-0029	EDMOND WINNIE	NOWLAN NOWLAN
LA-KRMG-0030	JOHN Mary RORY MARGARET THOMAS JOHN JOHN	MOORE moore (NEE CUMMINS, NEE, BERGIN) MOORE MOORE MOORE MOORE MOORE
LA-KRMG-0031	WILLIAM	FITZGERALD
LA-KRMG-0032	DENNIS MARY	PHELAN FITZPATRICK
LA-KRMG-0033	ELIZA MICHAEL DOMINICK DAMIEN ANASTASIA	FITZPATRICK(ALIAS) THORNTON FITZPATRICK FITZPATRICK FITZPATRICK FITZPATRICK
LA-KRMG-0034	THOMAS MARGARET MARY	MOORE MOORE(ALIAS HUSSEY)

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