What is recorded here
Grass grows thick between the old stones, and every buried life still belongs to the field. St David's Church of Ireland stands in the centre, witness to the people who came and went. The west limestone wall holds back the world, while the newer walls mark the edge of memory. To walk there is to enter a room where the dead remain neighbours.
The raised graveyard is sun-rectangular in plan (L 50m, Wth 40m) bounded to north, east and south by modern breeze block wall. It is bounded to the west by a limestone wall. St David's Church of Ireland stands in the centre. There are 18th and 19th century headstones which have been previously been surveyed (Fingal Historic Graveyards Project, 2008). The graveyard is still in use.
Compiled by: Geraldine Stout
Updated by: Christine Baker
Date of upload: 02 January 2015
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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