Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Rathbeggan, County Meath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Rathbeggan
- County
- Meath
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 53.46296, -6.49351
- SMR number
- ME044-030001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1799 "Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Situated on a level landscape. The site of the parish church of Rathbeggan (ME044-030----) is within a subrectangular graveyard (dims c. 55-65m N-S; c. 25-35m E-W) defined by masonry walls, which has a few 19th century headstones, one of which was thought to be 'old' (IFC Schools MSS, vol. 687, p.252). According to Dopping's visitation (1682-5) the graveyard was enclosed at that time (Ellison 1971, 38). The font (ME044-030002-) is in the graveyard.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 7 April, 2015
References
Ellison, Rev. C. C. 1971-5 Bishop Dopping's Visitation Book 1682-5, Ríocht na Mídhe, 5, 1, 28-39; 5, 2, 3-13; 5, 3, 3-11; 5, 4, 98-103; 6, 1, 3-13.
IFC Schools' MSS: Irish Folklore Commission Schools' Manuscripts. Department of Folklore. University College, Dublin.
Nearby in the register
- Fontunder 1 mi
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - motteunder 1 mi
- Ring-ditchunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.