
What is recorded here
Private cemetery, consecrated 1896. Set in landscaped grounds shared with Johnstown Castle with piers to perimeter having shallow pyramidal capping supporting wrought iron double gates.
A private cemetery 'consecrated by the Rt. REVd. W.P. WALSH D.D. [Right Reverend William Pakenham Walsh (1820-1902), Bishop of Ossory and Ferns (fl. 1878-97)]' contributing positively to the group and setting values of the Johnstown Castle estate. NOTE: Markers commemorate Lord Maurice Fitzgerald (1852-1901) and Lady Adelaide Jane Frances Fitzgerald (née Forbes) (1860-1942); Major Michael Laurence Lakin (1881-1960) and Kathleen Lakin (née Fitzgerald) (1892-1930); Captain Ronald Ferdinande Forbes (1879-1960); and Captain Gerald Michael Lakin (1916-43) '[who] died of wounds and [was] buried at Enfidaville Tunisia'.
This does not grant access. Most recorded buildings are privately owned; view them only from public ground unless the owner allows entry.
Places near here
Johnstown Castleworker's house · 125 yd
Dawn RedwoodDawn Redwood · 266 yd
Japanese cedarJapanese cedar · 399 yd
Johnstown Castle Visitor CentreHeritage attraction · 540 yd
graveyard/cemeterygraveyard/cemetery · 770 yd
St. Davins WellHoly well · 905 yd
Font in RathaspickFont · 1540 yd
Castle (in ruinis)Castle, tower house · 2.1 mi
16th Irish DivisionMemorial · 2.3 mi
CarrickadeeMountain / peak · 2.8 miOther information
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