What is recorded here

Kilkieran is a lost graveyard on a Kilkenny hillock, reduced to a level grass surface and a faint fence line. It belonged to an old parish church dedicated to St. Kieran of Ossory, but the church disappeared and the graves stopped showing themselves. What remains is a hidden edge of the land, where the dead may still lie beneath ordinary grass.

On the SW side of a hillock standing above rolling grassland. According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 280-81), the old parish church of Kilkieran [KK015-007001-], 'dedicated, presumably, to St. Kieran of Ossory, stood on the roadside, to the left, as one goes from Carrigeen to Sandfordcourt. It was destroyed long ago and not a trace of it now remains. The graveyard has no appearance of graves, its surface being quite level, except for a small mound near its east end; no headstones are now visible. The graveyard fence can still be traced sufficiently to show the original extent of the enclosure'. The graveyard is not visible at ground level. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 23 February 2016

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.