What is recorded here

The graveyard in Rochestown is in County Tipperary, Ireland. On the east edge of a natural rise, the River Suir flows about 300 metres to the west while a small wooded area borders the south. A centrally placed church stands within a rectangular stone wall spanning 50 metres from northeast to southwest and 24 metres from northwest to southeast. Six architectural fragments, identified as grave-markers south of the church, remain visible in this old cemetery that was much used in 1840 but became wood-overgrown by 1908.

On the E edge of a natural rise in undulating terrain, the River Suir is located c. 300m to W. There is a small wooded area immediately S of the graveyard. According to the OS Letters, in 1840 the graveyard was 'much used' (O'Flanagan 1931, vol. 1, 34 (89)), however, by 1908 it described as 'the old cemetery, wood-overgrown, but still occasionally used' (Power 1908, 52). Church (TS081-042001-) is centrally placed within a rectangular, stone walled graveyard (dims. 50m NE-SW; 24m NW-SE). Six architectural fragments (TS081-042004- to TS081-042009-) were identified in the graveyard reused as grave-markers, all situated S of the church. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 13 January 2014

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