What is recorded here
Indicated is a burial ground in Corgarve (athlone North By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. It is a rectangular enclosure on the west side of the Athlone to Roscommon town road, defined by largely collapsed drystone walls. The site lies west of the Quaker meeting house, with only two visible graves dating from after the meeting house abandoned operations in 1848.
On a level landscape on the W side of the Athlone to Roscommon town road (N 61). The burial ground to the W of the Quaker meeting house (RO042-172001-) is a rectangular enclosure (int. dims 27.5m E-W; 20.2m N-S) defined by drystone-built walls (Wth 0.8m; H 0.8m) which are largely collapsed. An entrance cannot be identified, and there are only two graves visible that post-date the abandonment of the meeting house in 1848. (Goodbody 2013)
Compiled by: Michael Moore
Date of amended upload: 30 July 2013
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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