What is recorded here

Kilcooley Grave Yard stands on a prominent hillock in County Meath, where masonry walls enclose a D-shaped space beside the parish church. Headstones appearing from 1850 to 1987 mark a continuous thread of local death and memory across generations. The elevated position suggests people chose visibility and dignity when laying their dead to rest, perhaps believing the knoll offered a clearer view of the sky or a stronger connection to those who came before.

Situated on a prominent hillock in a gently undulating landscape. The parish church of Kilcooly (ME036-015----) is within a D-shaped graveyard (dims c. 45m ENE-WSW; c. 35m NNW-SSE) defined by masonry walls built around the base of the knoll. The few headstones date from c. 1850-1987. It is within the ecclesiastical enclosure (ME036-015002-) and the field system (ME036-014----) is c. 100m to the NW. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 16 February, 2015 Amended: 5 July, 2019

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