Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Church
Rathleague,borris Little,kilcolmanbane,kylekiproe,meelick (maryborough East By.),downs, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathleague,borris Little,kilcolmanbane,kylekiproe,meelick (maryborough East By.),downs
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.03602, -7.29453
- SMR number
- LA013-102----
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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
Unlocated church within the town of Portlaoise described in 1907 as 'an ancient graveyard occupied the site of the 'ridge' near the town, but no trace of a former church now remains on the spot (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907,vol. 1, 192). According to local tradition there was a church in the immediate vicinity, viz. At the back of Mr Brown's shop on the Ridge Road (O'Dooley n.d. ,5-6). This church was located in graveyard known as the Ridge Graveyard. The Urban Survey recorded that 'the date of the cemetery (LA013-102001-) is unknown. It is possible that it represents a pre-plantation church site, perhaps even the church of the Newtown of Leys' (Bradley et. al. 1986, 54).
Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of revised upload: 12 May 2015
References
O'Dooley, J. (n.d.) Ancient parishes of Portlaoise. Typescript of articles in Leinster Express (Newspaper). Portlaoise. Laois County Library.
O'Hanlon, Rev. J. and O'Leary, Rev. E. 1907 (Reprint 1981) History of the Queen's county, vol. 1. Kilkenny. Roberts Books Ltd.
Bradley, J., Halpin, A. and King, H.A. 1986 Urban archaeological survey - county Laois. Unpublished report commissioned by the Office of Public Works, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Graveyardunder 1 mi
- Town defencesunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Mill - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.