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Grave Yard

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The graveyard in Horeabbey is in County Tipperary, Ireland. It abuts the east and south of the Cistercian abbey church and is enclosed on the west, south and east by a stone wall, with the eastern boundary turning to meet the north wall of the chancel. Most headstones date from the 20th century, though the earliest visible dates to 1800, and one headstone dated 1984 is cemented against the external east gable of the chancel.
Associated with the Cisterian abbey (TS061-024----) and immediately abutting the E and S of the abbey church, where it is enclosed on the W, S and E by a stone wall, the eastern boundary turning to meet the N wall of the chancel. The headstones are mainly of 20th-century date, though the earliest visible dates to 1800. There is a headstone, dated 1984, cemented against the external E gable of the chancel. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 23 July 2014
Cistercian monastery graveyard, medieval period (12th–16th century). Significantly associated with the Cistercian abbey, it represents the ecclesiastical and monastic burial practices of the medieval period in Ireland.

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