Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Irishtown (duleek Upper By., Moorechurch Par.), County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Irishtown (duleek Upper By., Moorechurch Par.)
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Ancient Burying Ground
- Latest-edition OS map
- Ancient Burying Ground
- Coordinates
- 53.65356, -6.23702
- SMR number
- ME028-017001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 5 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
Situated on rise in a low-lying, level landscape. St. Peter’s chapel (ME028-017----) is at the S edge of a raised triangular, grass-coverd plateau (dims c. 46m N-S; c. 40m E-W) defined by scarps (H up to 1.2m) with the apex at N. This plateau is separated by a berm (Wth 2-10m) from a grass-covered earthen bank (at W: Wth 2.2m; int. H 0.5m; ext. H 1.1m; at E: Wth c. 7m; int. H 1.4m) at W, NW and E, which may be modern. There is no evidence of burial, which might not have occurred at a chapel-of-ease, but according to Cogan (1862-70, 2, 255) the graveyard was removed along with remnants of the church c. 1854. Two decorated stones from the site are now built into the wall of Mosney House (ME028-012002-; ME028-012003-). (Ward 1965)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 23 December, 2014
References
Cogan, Rev. A. 1862-70 Ecclesiastical history of the diocese of Meath: ancient and modern. (3 vols) Dublin: John Fowler, Joseph Dollard
Ward, M. 1965 Moymurthy. Ríocht na Mídhe, 3, 3, 253-5.
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Armorial plaqueunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.