Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Dunmurraghill, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Dunmurraghill
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.33866, -6.76339
- SMR number
- KD009-011002-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to the OSL (Herity 2005, 25), 'The churchyard … has, as a burial ground, fallen into disuse. It was called Reilicin.', and Fitzgerald (1912-14, 125) states that interments occurred here until about 1832. Near the NE foot of a formerly wooded hillside (as shown on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map) now under pasture. A slightly raised, rectangular area (dims. L c. 25m E-W; Wth c. 15m) is defined by a low scarp (H 0.6m). No burial markers are visible, but the name 'Reilicin' suggests a children's burial ground (KD009-011003-). It contained a church (KD009-011001-), and a possible metalworking site (KD009-012----) lies c. 100m to the ESE.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Children's burial groundunder 1 mi
- Metalworking siteunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.