What is recorded here

Indicated is a graveyard in Fuerty, County Roscommon, Ireland. An early ecclesiastical site attributed to St Patrick, whose first deacon was Justus, and the parish church of Fuerty, listed as Fidard in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306. Situated on a slight knoll, the ruins of a Church of Ireland church stand within a small graveyard defined by a masonry wall, although the graveyard has been extended to the E.

An early ecclesiastical site attributed to St Patrick, whose first deacon was Justus (Kelly 1861-4), and the parish church of Fuerty, listed as Fidard in the ecclesiastical taxation of Elphin in 1306 (Cal. doc. Ire. vol. 5, 224). Situated on a slight knoll, the ruins of a Church of Ireland church stand within a small graveyard (dims 53m E-W; 40m N-S) defined by a masonry wall, although the graveyard has been extended to the E (dims 100m E-W; 40m N-S). Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

Early Christian tomb, possibly 7th–10th century; associated with an ecclesiastical site linked to St Patrick’s tradition and the medieval parish of Fuerty, indicating long-standing religious significance in the region.

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