Overview
Grave Yard — Dunmurraghill is recorded as Graveyard in Kildare. According to the OSL (Herity 2005, 25), 'The churchyard … has, as a burial ground, fallen into disuse. It was called Reilicin.', and Fitzgerald (1912-14, 125) states that interments occurred here until about 1832.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: According to the OSL (Herity 2005, 25), 'The churchyard … has, as a burial ground, fallen into disuse.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: No burial markers are visible, but the name 'Reilicin' suggests a children's burial ground (KD009-011003-).
What was found
The saved account records: It was called Reilicin.', and Fitzgerald (1912-14, 125) states that interments occurred here until about 1832.
What remains
The saved account records: Near the NE foot of a formerly wooded hillside (as shown on the 1st ed.
Why it mattered
Grave Yard — Dunmurraghill matters because the source ties graveyard to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: (1838) of the OS 6-inch map) now under pasture.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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