Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

A rectangular graveyard (dims. c. 37m N-S; c. 55m E-W), defined by a stone wall, which extends N, E and S of a Romanesque church (KK013-023001-) with later additions, including a 19th-century annexe which runs N-S across the N portion of the graveyard, separating the NW quadrant from the rest of the graveyard. The church and graveyard are roughly centrally placed in Freshford, at the junction of Kilkenny Street to the S and New Bridge Street to the W. The graveyard is entered through a gate in the W wall. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 2, 255) the graveyard was, 'thickly-tenanted', with 'many monuments dating from about 1730 onwards'. He noted on recumbent graveslab dating to the 17th century (KK013-023003-) and a late medieval graveslab fragment (KK013-023010-) inserted in the W graveyard wall beside the entrance gate (ibid.). There is also a 17th-century graveslab (KK013-023012-) in the W graveyard wall and a 13th/14th century graveslab (KK013-023013-) in the SE portion of the graveyard.

Compiled by: Jean Farrelly

Date of upload: 21 April 2020

References

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