Digitizing Graveyard Inscriptions from County Kilkenny 2017 Project Coordinator: Dr Mary T

Digitizing Graveyard Inscriptions from County Kilkenny 2017 Project Coordinator: Dr Mary T. Brennan

The library and Archive of Kilkenny Archaeological Society (KAS) hold a collection of inscriptions from about 100 graveyards recorded by KAS members in the last century. The data is either handwritten or typed. This project aimed to digitize about one third of the collection and make the data available online on KAS’s website. Digitized inscriptions from 33 graveyards recorded between 1970 and 1977 (see TABLE below), are presented here in the form of searchable PDFs. The project was supported by funding from Kilkenny County Council under the Graveyard Grant Scheme. The inscriptions that have been digitized were recorded by Mrs Margaret Phelan, Mrs Madge Buggy, Ms Rita Harte, Mrs Claire Murphy and Mr Gerald Cleere in the 1970s. At that time many graveyards, particularly those with ruined churches were poorly maintained, tomb stones were fallen over, broken and covered with lichen, consequently the records are sometimes incomplete and inscriptions and dates that were indecipherable may be inaccurate. This work is therefore intended to complement future graveyard recording projects and supply inscriptions where they have eroded away since the 1970s.

Acknowledgements:

 Kilkenny Archaeological Society, Rothe House for graveyard inscriptions recorded in the 1970s and for library facilities.  KAS Archiving Group – Ann Tierney, Anne-Karoline Distel, Evelyn Smyth, Peter McQuillan, Eamon Kiely, Nicholas Maher, Angela Moylan O’Reilly, Amanda Pitcairn, Eileen Hodge Cullen, Sinead Phelan and Mary T. Brennan for document preparation, digitising and editing.  Kilkenny County Council Graveyard Grant Scheme 2017 for grant of €870.  Kilkenny County Council Heritage Section for grant of €2000.  Eachtra Archaeological Projects Ltd. for digital training.

TABLE of GRAVEYARDS with DIGITIZED INSCRIPTIONS (2017)

Graveyard Name Townland Ownership KK BG RH No. RMP: ITM ITM No. Eastings Northings Ballycallan Ballycallan, KK Co. Co. 191 TG15a 18-72-02 642954 652478 Kilmanagh Ballyreddin Bennettsbridge KK Co. Co. 179 TG07f 24-31-02 655640 649978 Bawnfadda Radestown North KK Co. Co. 300 TG09d 14-66-02 651055 659895 Beal Borr Annamult, Unknown Not TG10f 24-77-02 654458 646290 listed Castle Inch CastleInch KK Co. Co. 109 TG07d 23-03-02 647631 652283 Clara Church Churchclara KK Co. Co. 202 TG14 20-17-02 657786 656373 Clashacrow Clashacrow McCheanes 165 TG08b 13-51-02 642207 663233 Dunmore_old Dunmore KK Co. Co. 195 TG09c 14-58-02 648906 660804. Dysart Dysart Glebe KK Co. Co. 190 TG07e 10-25-02 653053 669943 Freneystown Freneystown KK Co. Co. 125 TG12 15-30-05 659566 659057 Grove Grove KK Co. Co. 176 TG09a 23-30-02 645230 650135 /Tullagharbroge Johnswell Mountnugent Unregistered 180 TG13 15-10-02 656178 661658 Lower Kells Priory Rathduff KK Co. Co. 41 TG10d 27-29-04 649717 643343 Kierans_St_Kells Rathduff ) KK Co. Co. 241 TG10c 27-29-10 649713 643064

Kilfera_Sheestown Kilferagh C o I 260 TG07a 20-50-02 654449 652320 Kilmademoge Bullock Hill KK Co. Co. 311 TG09b 14-42-02 650939 662971 Kilree Kilree, KK Co. Co. 266 TG10b 27-44-02 649645 640992 Dunamaggan Kyleballykeefe Kyleballykeefe, KK Co. Co. 210 TG15d 22-15-02 642199 650321 Kylebeg Blanchvillestown KK Co. Co. 264 TG15e 20-57-02 659220 653649 Lachtains_st_old Freshford Lots KK Co. Co. 36 TG11 13-23-02 640698 664805 Maddoxtown Maddoxtown KK Co. Co. 194 TG07g 20-45-02 654474 653738 Mauls_St. New Park Lower Board of 341 TG09e 19-26- 650627 656557 Health Mickles or Damma Michaelschurch, KK Co. Co. 184 TG15c 18-51-02 644267 654991 Damma Upper Mothel Mohil RCB 238 TG16b 10-78-02 650439 665088 Odagh Odagh (Conahy) RCB 88 TG15f n/a 647886 667848 Outrath Outrath KK Co. Co. 155 TG07b 23-14-02 651530 652340 Park Blanchvillespark KK Co. Co. 213 TG15g 20-25-02 660565 656011 Rathcoole Carrigeen KK Co. Co. 177 TG09f 15-19-02 654902 660302 Stonecarthy Stonecarthy East KK Co. Co. 272 TG10e 27-46-02 651919 641870 Temple Martin Templemartin KK Co. Co. 228 TG07h 20-09-02 654907 656024 Thornback Troyswood KK Co. Co. 281 TG10g 14-56-02 648139. 659962 Threecastles Threecastles KK Co. Co. 335 TG08a 14-25-03 645709 662594 Tullamaine Tullamaine KK Co. Co. 305 TG07c 22-27-02 643719 646254

Abbreviations

BG No. Burial Ground Number assigned by Kilkenny County Council RH Rothe House ITM Irish Transverse Mercator KAS Kilkenny Archaeological Society KK Co. Co Kilkenny County Council RCB Representative Church Body of Church of Ireland. RMP No. Recorded Monuments and Places Number (Archaeology.ie) WGS 84 Google Web Mercator

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Volunteers at Work in Rothe House Library.

Archiving Group: Eileen, Angela, Nicholas, Peter, Anne-Karoline and Ann

Project Coordinator: Mary with digitizing equipment.

Digitizing Workshop: Angela, Anne-Karoline, John Tierney, Evelyn and Sinead.