Saint Joseph's Convent of Mercy

Graveyard on rectilinear plan associated with the Convent of Mercy, Rochfortbridge (15320011), erected c.1870, and having a collection of cast-iron grave markers dating from c.1870 to c.1950. Graveyard is bounded by cast-iron railings on a concrete plinth wall to the west with decorative post and chain fencing to remaining three sides. Located to the northwest corner of the grounds of the Convent of Mercy, Rochfortbridge.

A simple and dignified private cemetery associated with the Convent of Mercy, Rochfortbridge (15320011). This graveyard is a reminder of the Mercy Sisters and their contribution to the education and social history of Rochfortbridge since c.1870. This type of graveyard plot is a feature of Irish convents where, rather than separate graves with individual identity, burial places are marked by identical crosses within a communal plot. The oldest grave belongs to Sister M. Xavier Hackett, died 10/7/1873. The simple, yet striking, cast-iron grave markers and the cast-iron railings add subtle artistic interest to this quiet graveyard site, which forms part of an interesting group of structures associated with the Convent of Mercy.