Church in Rathleague,borris Little,kilcolmanbane,kylekiproe,meelick (maryborough East By.),downs

Unlocated church within the town of Portlaoise described in 1907 as 'an ancient graveyard occupied the site of the 'ridge' near the town, but no trace of a former church now remains on the spot (O'Hanlon and O'Leary 1907,vol. 1, 192). According to local tradition there was a church in the immediate vicinity, viz. At the back of Mr Brown's shop on the Ridge Road (O'Dooley n.d. ,5-6). This church was located in graveyard known as the Ridge Graveyard. The Urban Survey recorded that 'the date of the cemetery (LA013-102001-) is unknown. It is possible that it represents a pre-plantation church site, perhaps even the church of the Newtown of Leys' (Bradley et. al. 1986, 54). Compiled and revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 12 May 2015