What is recorded here

Grave Yard is a sixty-metre graveyard beside St Joseph's Catholic Church in County Dublin, holding the buried remains of Ballymadun and the broken foundation of its medieval parish church. A weathered limestone wall, built after 1700 and marked by a stone stile, encloses slabs ranging from 1729 to the modern day. The oldest known stone belongs to Thomas Callan, but the darker western end suggests older lives were laid beside the church before that name was cut into rock.

Ballymadun graveyard (dims. L 60m x Wth 50m) stands SW of the present St Joseph's Catholic Church. The remains of the medieval parish church of Ballymadun (DU006-002001-) stand in the W end of the graveyard. Sub-rectangular graveyard defined by rubble limestone wall of post-1700 date with stone capping which is showing evidence of mortar wash out and bulging in places. Entrance gate and stone stile located in NE angle of graveyard wall. Significant drop to surrounding land to W and S. Overall mix of gravestones 18th century-modern. The oldest slab dates to 1729 and is dedicated to Thomas Callan (Fingal Historic Graveyards 2008). Previously surveyed in 1992 (Egan). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Update by: Christine Baker Revised by: Caimin O'Brien Date of revised upload: 24 March 2023

Medieval parish churchyard with sub-rectangular church remains; associated with the medieval ecclesiastical site of Ballymadun. Its significance lies in its historical and architectural connection to the local medieval Catholic community.

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