Graveyard in Ballymakenny, County Louth

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What is recorded here

Rectangular graveyard (map dims. c. 60m E-W; c. 50m N-S) with present church, which is on site of earlier church (LH021-038001-), just W of centre. Most of the burials are in the raised area S of the church and there are at least six dating to the 18th century. References to a tombstone in memory of Christopher Chever and dated 1687 in graveyard (IFC Schools' Mss 678, 143) however this was apparently removed when the protestant church was built (IFC Schools' Mss 678, 195) Compiled by: Claire Breen Date of upload: 17 July 2012

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record LH021-038002

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