Graveyard

The National Monuments Service's description

Situated on low rise of ground with good views in all directions with modern graveyard extension immediately to S. Site of building (WM026-035----) in field 220m to W, standing stone (WM026-036----) known locally as the 'Cloghstuckagh' 235m to NW, ringfort (WM026-038----) 185m to N, ringfort (WM026-039----) 130m to NNE and third ringfort (WM026-073----) 280m to SSE. No church or graveyard is depicted on the 1657 Down Survey parish map of Lynn (NLI, MS 723-4). In 1867 Cogan (1867, 453) wrote that 'the old chapels of Marlonstown, Kenny, Kilronan, and Hopestown were pulled down. They are now graveyards'.
Church (WM026-037001-) depicted on 1837 ed. OS 6-inch where it is shown standing in SE quadrant of Kilronan graveyard (WM036-037003-). On this map the S and E walls of the church formed the enclosing element of the sub-circular shaped graveyard. Present remains consist of a slight raised D-shaped area (approx. dims. 55m N-S x 50m E-W) enclosed by an earthen bank, fosse and a stone faced outer bank with external fosse of post-1700 appearance. The outermost enclosing element and its narrow well preserved external fosse probably dates from the 19th century and is contemporaneous with the entrance gate and stone stile located at SW. Graveyard contains memorials dating from the 18th century onwards with the wall footings of a chapel in SE corner.

See attached plan of monument surveyed and drawn by the ASI.

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 19 January 2018

References

NLI, MS 723-4 - National Library of Ireland, The parish maps of the Down Survey for the County of Westmeath, attested by W. Petty, in 1659. Copied by Daniel O'Brien. A set of 67 maps with accompanying terriers in two volumes, 1786-7. Dublin.

Cogan, Rev. A. 1862-70 In John F. Fowler, Joseph Dollard (eds), The diocese of Meath, ancient and modern, 3 vols. Dublin. Dollard Publishers.