Survey Data
Reg No
15321034
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Social
Original Use
Graveyard/cemetery
In Use As
Graveyard/cemetery
Date
1890 - 1930
Coordinates
234041, 235276
Date Recorded
20/09/2004
Date Updated
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Description
Convent graveyard, erected c.1900, comprising collection of cast-iron crosses (of common design) set in a rectilinear enclosure to the east of the Convent of Mercy. Graveyard bounded by cast-iron railings. Set well back from the road in convent grounds and accessed by lane running west-east from the main convent building.
Appraisal
This simple yet poignant burial ground is of historical and social significance to the community and landscape of Kilbeggan. It is a vivid memorial to the women of the Convent of Mercy who established the convent and associated schools in Kilbeggan during the late nineteenth-century. The gravemarkers themselves are attractive pieces of cast-iron and the composition is enhanced by the simple cast-iron railings surrounding the site.