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Graveyard or cemetery in Ardcavan

Graveyard/cemetery

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Graveyard with collection of lichen-spotted markers, ob. 1760-1926. Set in unkempt grounds on a slightly elevated site with limewashed piers to perimeter having creeper- or ivy-covered capping supporting wrought iron gate.
A graveyard representing an important component of the ecclesiastical heritage of County Wexford [SMR WX038-006002-] with a collection of markers signed by Dennis Cullen (----) of Monaseed; and James Byrne (----) of Clone exemplifying the Irish Churchyard Sculpture tradition in County Wexford (Longfield 1974, 10): meanwhile, a commemorative plaque records the unmarked burial place of Esmonde Kyan (1750-98), 'Commander of Artillery [of] the Northern Army of the Wexford Republic June 1798'.

From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 15703802

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  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Thommcg1980, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • AFBorchert, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Danielclauzier, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

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