
What is recorded here
Private burial ground, extant 1838, including: Freestanding drag edged rusticated limestone ashlar tomb on lichen-covered base. Set in unkempt grounds on an elevated site in woodland with piers to perimeter supporting flat iron double gates.
A private burial ground centred on the tomb of the Moores of nearby Moore Hall (see 31310009) including George Moore (1770-1840), author of "The History of the British Revolution of 1688-9" (1817); George Henry Moore MP (1810-70) of the short-lived Independent Irish Party (founded 1852; dissolved 1858); and Senator Colonel Maurice George Moore (1854-1939), 'Late First Battalion Connaught Rangers'.
From the Buildings of Ireland (National Inventory of Architectural Heritage) record 31310012
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