Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ferns Upper, County Wexford, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ferns Upper
- County
- Wexford
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard
- Coordinates
- 52.58943, -6.49332
- SMR number
- WX015-003008-
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University Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamUniversity Library, Vrije Universiteit AmsterdamDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford LibrariesDavid Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries
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
St. Aedan or Moedoc (Mogue), is probably the founder of a monastery at Ferns before his death in 624 on land granted by Brandubh, whom he had aided in battle (Shearman 1874-5, 525-9). The only evidence of the early monastery is in the four high crosses in the large, wedge-shaped graveyard (dims c. 110m N-S; c. 60-100m E-W) defined by masonry walls, and the curved boundaries in its vicinity. A fragment of a graveslab was identified in the graveyard in 2013. An ecclesiastical enclosure could have had a diam. of c. 200m with the curved line of the N11 Gorey road on its NW edge and the road to the Harrow on its SW edge.
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of upload: 18 June, 2013
References
Shearman, Rev. J.F. 1874-5 Loca Patriciana – Part IX. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 13, 487-529.
Nearby in the register
- Ecclesiastical enclosureunder 1 mi
- Cross-slabunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
- Cross - High crossunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.