What is recorded here
Architectural fragment in Kilcummin is an architectural fragment in Kilcummin, County Sligo, Ireland. The fragment lies in Kilcummin graveyard and within a possible ecclesiastical enclosure. Local information says considerable fragments of the old abbey remained up to the 1880s before reuse as grave-markers. The graveyard still holds many roughly cut rectangular stone grave-markers, none moulded, inscribed or marked with lime mortar.
In Kilcummin graveyard (SL031-005002-) and also within a possible ecclesiastical enclosure (SL031-005003-). According to local information, 'considerable fragments' of the 'old abbey' (SL031-005001-) remained up to the 1880s but these were reused as grave-markers (O'Rorke 1890, 130-1). There are still many roughly cut, rectangular stone grave-markers in the graveyard but none appear to be moulded or inscribed, or have lime mortar attached. The base of a window and two jambstones are still evident in the graveyard (pers. comm. M. A. Timoney).
Compiled by: Archaeological Survey Unit, UCC with revisions by Patrick F. O'Donovan and Paul Walsh
Date of upload: 20 June 2011
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