Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Kilbreedy, County Laois, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilbreedy
- County
- Laois
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yd.
- Coordinates
- 52.87137, -7.54839
- SMR number
- LA028-035001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
Historical maps covering this location
- 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
- 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
This record in the National Monuments Service's Historic Environment Viewer ↗
The National Monuments Service's description
Known as the Church of St. Bridget (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 59-60). A late medieval parish church (LA028-035) constructed of roughly coursed limestone. Some uninscribed grave-markers visible. A rectangular shaped graveyard (int. dims. 35m N-S; 20m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall containing post 1700 AD memorials. Church (LA028-035) in N quadrant of graveyard.
Described by Carrigan as 'The adjoining graveyard is now rarely used for Catholic interments; Protestant interments, too, are almost discontinued' (Carrigan 1905, vol. 2, 60).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - tower houseunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Settlement deserted - medievalunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.