Why this matters
A local ancient tomb; wider significance not recorded.
Overview
Grave Yard — Aghagower is recorded as Graveyard in Mayo. This graveyard is located in the centre of Aghagower village, at a junction of several roads, which lie directly outside the graveyard walls on the W, N and E sides. The graveyard consist of a subrectangular area (c. 65m N−S
Who made it and when
The saved account records: There is a high density of grave plots, the majority marked by inscribed headstones of 19th-and 20th-century date, but interspersed amongst them are simple uninscribed stone gravemarkers.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: c. 55m E−W) enclosed by a stone-built wall (Wth 0.45m
What was found
The saved account records: Remains dating to the medieval period, which are enclosed within the graveyard, include a round tower (MA088-063003-), a church (MA088-063001-) and a bullaun stone (MA088-063010-).
What remains
The saved account records: A penitential station (MA088-063004-), known as ‘Labba Patrick’ or Patrick’s Bed, is located at the SE end of the graveyard and was the traditional starting point of a ‘pattern’ or devotional round of prayers, which also visited two holy wells, one (MA088-063005-) located immediately outside the graveyard wall at NW, and the other (MA088-063006-) 7m NNW of the graveyard.
Why it mattered
Grave Yard — Aghagower matters because the source ties graveyard to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: This graveyard is located in the centre of Aghagower village, at a junction of several roads, which lie directly outside the graveyard walls on the W, N and E sides.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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