Overview
Grave Yard — Rahin is recorded as Graveyard in Laois. A rectangular church (LA026-003-) constructed of roughly coursed limestone. East gable contains evidence of a splayed ope with segmented top.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: A rectangular church (LA026-003-) constructed of roughly coursed limestone.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: Some cut stone fragments have been used as gravemarkers in NE section of graveyard.
What was found
The saved account records: Archaeological testing in the vicinity of the church and graveyard was carried out by Martin Byrne in 2004 under excavation licence no.
What remains
The saved account records: 63m E-W) enclosed by a stone wall as indicated on current ed OS 6-inch map.
Why it mattered
Grave Yard — Rahin matters because the source ties graveyard to this exact landscape and preserves evidence that a bare map name loses. The saved account adds: East gable contains evidence of a splayed ope with segmented top.
History checked 15 August 2026 against the named sources below.
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