What is recorded here

Grave Yard in County Kildare has grown from a small church field into a long stone-walled strip because people kept returning there to lay others to rest. The medieval church still stands at the north end while newer graves stretch south toward the road and east across the pasture. A shallow stream and tiny bridge separate the dead from Confey Castle, giving the place the feeling of a boundary crossed rather than a line drawn on paper.

In open level pasture, separated from Confey Castle (KD006-004----), c. 160m to the ENE, by a small S-flowing stream which is spanned by a small bridge, and within a possible field system (KD006-017----). A medieval church (KD006-003----) stands at the N end of the graveyard which is shown on the 1st ed. (1838) of the OS 6-inch map as a sub-rectangular area (dims. L c. 40m N-S; Wth c. 30m) which was extended significantly (L plus c. 140m) to abutt the road to the S as shown on the latest ed. (1939) of the OS 6-inch map, and was subsequently extended again, to the E (Wth plus c. 50m) to its present limits. The graveyard is enclosed by a mortared stone wall and the earlier burials occur at the N end, around and to S of the church. Legible gravemarkers date from the 18th century to the present-day and Colgan and Cormack (2004-5, 502-535) have published a survey of the gravestones. Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy Date of upload: 10 June 2011

Medieval cemetery, likely 13th to 16th century. Its association with Confey Castle suggests it may have served as a burial ground for the castle's inhabitants or local community, reflecting medieval land use and religious practices in the area.

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