Grave Yard — Kyle (solloghodbeg Par.)

On top of a low natural hillock, in undulating terrain, partially under pasture and partially in the grounds of a bungalow, at the S boundary. The bungalow lies c. 15m N of the location of the church (TS059-090----) and graveyard. The 1840 OS Letters (O'Flanagan 1930 vol. 1, 8) mention the graveyard, stating that the church's 'grave yard remains, which is but a small one and now used for the interment of stillborn children only'. According to White (1892, 29) 'The bounds of the Church and Church yard may be distinctly traced, and there are traces of burials, large stones being at the heads of graves; but the use of the place as a cemetery seems to have been long abandoned and the cattle of the occupier of the adjoining land have the site of the church and churchyard for pasture'. There is no visible trace of any headstones or grave markers above ground. The boundary fence between the bungalow and its plot and the adjacent field to the S appear to be on the site of the church. There is no clear trace of the graveyard, which on the 2nd ed. 6-inch OS map is defined by a boundary on the W side running NW-SE from the W gable of the church which then turns NE-SW, forming the S side, which runs up to the road. There is a slight scarp (H 0.3m) running NW-SE c. 20m S of the boundary fence which may be the remains of the W graveyard boundary. There is a small grove of trees at the E end of the boundary fence, adjacent to the road, which according to the owner, was planted on the location of the church and graveyard and children's burial ground (TS059-090002-). Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of revised upload: 22 March 2012