Headstone in Mocollop

Situated on a rise in the floodplain of the W-E Blackwater River. The headstone (max. H 1.25m; Wth 0.8-0.85m) of Richard Norris, with an incised roman inscription dated 1629, is at the centre of the rectangular graveyard (WA019-002002-) of Mocollop church. (Power 1898a, 216) Power, Rev. P. (1898a) Ancient ruined churches of Co. Waterford, WAJ 4, 83-95, 195-219. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 February 2011