Overview
Grave Yard — Wicklow is recorded as Graveyard in Wicklow. Recorded by the Urban Survey (Bradley and King 1989, 70) as ‘the church is said to be of seventeenth century in date but it is covered in pebbledash and the interior is plastered. It is a single aisled building with a west tower.
Who made it and when
The saved account records: Recorded by the Urban Survey (Bradley and King 1989, 70) as ‘the church is said to be of seventeenth century in date but it is covered in pebbledash and the interior is plastered.
How it was made and used
The saved account records: The interior is lit by three round headed windows with chamfered granite jambs in each wall.
What was found
The saved account records: Remains of a fifteenth century church (WI025-012003-) have been seen in the north side of the graveyard when graves are being dug (JRSAI cii (1972), 100).
What remains
The saved account records: It has a stone flagged floor in which there are some early eighteenth century memorials.
Why it mattered
Grave Yard — Wicklow matters because a belief or tradition is tied to this exact place and forms part of its local memory. The source records: Recorded by the Urban Survey (Bradley and King 1989, 70) as ‘the church is said to be of seventeenth century in date but it is covered in pebbledash and the interior is plastered. The tradition is kept as a recorded belief; it is not silently turned into literal fact.
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