Survey Data
Reg No
15702015
Rating
Regional
Categories of Special Interest
Artistic, Historical, Social
Original Use
Graveyard/cemetery
In Use As
Graveyard/cemetery
Date
1700 - 1840
Coordinates
299818, 143456
Date Recorded
10/12/2007
Date Updated
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Description
Burial ground, extant 1840. Set in unkempt grounds.
Appraisal
A burial ground representing an integral component of the ecclesiastical heritage of County Wexford with a collection of initialled markers ("B:S"; "D:S"; "E:S"; "I:S"; "W:S") standing over the burial plots of members of the Sparrow family of nearby Killabeg House (15702010) and a now-unknown member of the Religious Society of Friends ("W:W"): meanwhile, later markers stand over the burial plots of William Beresford Richards (1819-87), General Solomon Richards (1817-1905) and Roland Richards (1854-1935) of nearby Solsborough House (15702017). NOTE: Described (7th July 1854) as Society of Friends' burial-ground measuring 1 r. [rood] and 20 p. [perches] in extent and valued at £0 4s. 0d. with Reverend Solomon Richards (1787-1866) of Solsborough House named as the "Immediate Lessor" (Primary Valuation of Ireland).