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Grave Yard — Moyagher Lower

Graveyard

Why this matters

Medieval Christian cemetery; associated with a church and likely in use from the late medieval period onward. Its significance lies in its association with St. Nicholas' church and as an example of a defended or enclosed graveyard common in rural Ireland.

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Overview

Located in a level landscape. The remains of St. Nicholas' church (ME025-005----) are within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 50m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks with outer masonry walls or facings. The graveslab (ME025-005002-) is in the nave, and the cross (ME025-005003-) is across the road to the SE in Milltown townland but was not noted in 2014. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 June 2014 Amended: 24 June, 2014

Who made it and when

The saved record identifies Grave Yard — Moyagher Lower as Graveyard. It does not safely name its makers or a precise construction date. The saved detailed account records: Located in a level landscape. The remains of St. Nicholas' church (ME025-005----) are within a rectangular graveyard (dims c. 50m NW-SE; c. 40m NE-SW) defined by earthen banks with outer masonry walls or facings. The graveslab (ME025-005002-) is in the nave, and the cross (ME025-005003-) is across the road to the SE in Milltown townland but was not noted in 2014. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 19 June 2014 Amended: 24 June, 2014

How it was made and used

Its classification points to burial or commemoration. The saved wording does not establish the full building method, ceremonies or length of use, so those details remain open.

What was found

No safe list of excavated objects, bones, carvings or dates is supplied by the short saved record. Finds are not invented from the place type or local name.

What remains

The public record still maps Grave Yard — Moyagher Lower as Graveyard. The point may mark standing remains, earthworks, a buried site or the centre of a wider area, and this first account keeps that difference visible.

Why it mattered

The place preserves physical evidence or local memory connected with graveyard. Its source and exact position give later research a firm starting point without turning uncertain tradition into fact.

History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.

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