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Grave Yard — Meadstown

Graveyard
Grave Yard — Meadstown
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Why this matters

A local ancient tomb; wider significance not recorded.

What is recorded here

Situated on a rise in s level landscape. The parish church of Clonmaduff (ME030-009----) is within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 40m WNW-ESE; c. 40m NNE-SSW) defined by masonry walls, which according to Dopping (1682-5) were not present at that time (Ellison 1972, 12). The headstones date from c. 1800 to c. 1980 and include two that commemorate the priors of Courtown friary (ME030-010----), an 18th century Franciscan house (Cogan 1862-70, 1, 121-4), that was c. 500m to the SE, which lasted until 1826. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload; 2 January, 2015
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