Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

On a slight W-facing slope with stream flowing NW-SE c. 120m to the SW along the valley floor. A irregularly shaped graveyard (dims. c. 68m NW-SE; c. 45m NE-SW), slightly D-shaped with a curve from NW-SE which is respected by the road which skirts the edge of the graveyard. It is enclosed by a stone wall. The OS Letters (1839) describe the 'burying ground of Tighfiachna' as, 'a repectable popular looking place', though no trace of the church (KK009-041001-) remains (O'Flanagan ed. 1930, vol. 1, 93 (31)). Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 331), mentions that there are, 'many inscribed monuments dating from the early part of the 18th century onward'. There are also numerous small, rough, unmarked grave markers. There is no visible trace at ground level of a church within the graveyard.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 5 February 2018

References

Carrigan, Rev. W. 1905 (Reprint 1981) The history and antiquities of the diocese of Ossory, 4 vols. Kilkenny. Roberts Books and Wellbrook Press.

O'Flanagan, Rev. M. (Compiler) 1930 Letters containing information relative to the antiquities of the county of Kilkenny collected during the progress of the Ordnance Survey in 1839. Bray.