Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated to the West of Blandsford House. Possibly a religious establishment founded by the O'Mores. (O'Byrne D.1856, 52). No visible remains of church (LA024-023). Uninscribed grave markers in the NE quadrant of the graveyard. Described in The History of Queens County as 'Here there is an old place of interment, held in great veneration by the people from time immemorial, and yet greatly resorted to on the occasion of death. On the Old Map of Leix, Tolouir is marked near a church, which appears to have stood there, early in the sixteenth century, and in the former teritory of Tovachlov. It seems very probable that this had been the placed alluded to, I that Litany attributed to Aengu Ceili De, where he invokes the Seven Bishops of Tulach Labhair who must have been buried in the cemetery there previouse to the ninth century' (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907, vol. 1, 188-89).

Irregularly shaped graveyard (int. dims. 48m N-S; 48m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall as indicated on current ed OS 6-inch map. Church site in N quadrant of graveyard.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 17 December 2007