What is recorded here

Kilboght Convent claims the east half of a trapezoidal graveyard where mature trees bend above ivy-strangled stones. The Burke family vault, marked 1814, still stands southwest of the church while a second flooded chamber hides its dead beneath water. Cut church fragments were reused as grave markers, suggesting people believed better to give sacred stone to the departed than waste it.

This graveyard (55m E-W; 50m N-S), roughly trapezoidal shaped in plan, is associated with 'Kilboght Convent' (GA098-111----) which occupies its E half. It is enclosed by a stone wall and access is at the NW corner. A number of mature trees are growing within it. Most of the headstones date to the 19th century. Two large burial vaults are visible, one to the SW of the church, is dedicated to the Burke family and is dated 1814; the second one was flooded and inaccessible at the time of inspection. Most of the graveslabs are overgrown or are covered with ivy. Some cut-stone fragments from the church have been reused as grave-markers. Two medieval graveslabs (GA098-111003- and GA098-111004-) are visible in the nave of the church. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 February 2020

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