Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Coan West, County Kilkenny, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Coan West
- County
- Kilkenny
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Kilquan Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Kilquan Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.78784, -7.11712
- SMR number
- KK011-008002-
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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
On a natural plateau above the confluence of two rivers. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 457) there was a church (KK011-008001-) within this graveyard. The OS Letters (1839) mention that there is, 'a small graveyard called Cill Chuain on the same townland. It is no longer sought as a place of sepulture since the new Catholic Church was built in its neighbourhood, where all the people prefer to take up their last abode' (O'Flanagan ed, 1930, 21-2 (7-8)). Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 457) states that the, 'adjoining graveyard is now used only for the interment of unbaptized children. There are no inscribed monuments'. The graveyard appears to be at the S end of a small field (dims. c. 60m NW-SE) and is roughly rectangular in shape (dims. c. 22-32m NE-SW; c. 40m NW-SW), widening towards the N. A short length (6.5m) of bank (Wth 1m; H 0.3m) running westward from the N end of the E side (c. 40m from the S side) may be partially delineating the N edge of the graveyard, shown as a dashed line on the 2nd ed. (1899) 6-inch OS map. Within the area there are several small rough slabs set on end, presumably grave markers
Compiled by: Jean Farrelly
Date of upload: 30 January 2019
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.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Fulacht fiaunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Bawnunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.