Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Carlow' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of revision: 26 May 2011
Revised by: Claire Breen

Sub-rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 25m N-S; c. 40m E-W), bounded by the road to the N. Associate with St Mochta or St Mogue. Present remains consist of two large granite solid-wheeled crosses, large collection of cross-inscribed stones, holy well, and two bullaun stones. West Cross (CW009-028004-): undecorated granite, with solid wheel; East Cross (CW009-028003-): now in fragments, head with solid wheel decorated with small wheeled crosses in medallions in relief at centre of wheel, on both faces. Nineteen cross-inscribed stones from graveyard are now re-erected together. These include a medieval grave stone with tree of life motif now obscured by crude nineteenth-century inscription, the head of a ringed cross and a number of slabs with crosses in relief and false relief. Worn granite slab appears to have interlaced cross on one face and eighteenth-century inscription on reverse. OS Letters record local account of ruined church with entrances in W and E gables standing close to cross to N of road (OSL 1837, 113). Granite font described by Fitzgerald (JKAS 1912-4, 132-1) probably refers to a base for one of the crosses. Not located. Slab with cross in relief, incorporated in passage roof at nearby Clonmore Castle (CW009-026001-) probably originated from here. (OSL 1837, 112-4, 118; JKAS 1913, 138-42)