- Address
- Magheross Road, Carrickmacross
- Type
- Church / chapel
- NIAH reg. no.
- 41310080
Magheross Graveyard
Magheross Road, Carrickmacross
About Magheross Graveyard
Magheross Graveyard is one of 83 buildings in Carrickmacross the National Inventory rates Regional. Magheross Graveyard dates from 1525–1685. 20 other places on the record stand within 400 m.
This ancient church is a noteworthy feature on the outskirts of Carrickmacross. There is a local tradition that Saint Finbarr visited here and founded a church on this site.
From the National Inventory’s appraisal, record 41310080 · CC BY 4.0 · Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage
NIAHRead its National Inventory recordThe full description and appraisal, the survey photo and the map · 41310080↗Regional is the National Inventory’s rating for a building of significance in its region; most rated buildings carry it.
Make it a walk: 5 historic places in about 10 minutes
Carrickmacross · about 600 m on foot, as the crow flies
- 1Magheross GraveyardStart here
- 2Gates, Convent of Saint LouisRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 3Saint Louis Convent National SchoolRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
- 4Allied Irish BankRegional rating (NIAH) · 200 m on
- 5McEneaney'sRegional rating (NIAH) · 100 m on
Near Carrickmacross: more churches on the record
Within 40 km, 8 have a photo. Closest of all: St Ernan's Church of Ireland Church, Kingscourt, 9.3 km away. The farthest is Catholic Church of the Sacred Heart in Kilmainhamwood, 15 km away.
Questions about Magheross Graveyard
Is Magheross Graveyard on the National Inventory?
Yes: rated Regional (record 41310080).
Can you visit Magheross Graveyard?
It can be seen from the street; whether you can go inside depends on its owner.
When was Magheross Graveyard built?
Its National Inventory record dates it to 1525–1685.
Is Magheross Graveyard protected?
Being on the National Inventory or the Sites and Monuments Record is a record, not protection by itself: buildings are protected by their council’s Record of Protected Structures, which each council keeps and no national open list gathers, so this page can’t say which are on it.
Source: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage and Sites and Monuments Record, Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage (CC BY 4.0); Wikidata (CC0).
Sources: National Inventory of Architectural Heritage (buildingsofireland.ie). Under Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 (CC BY 4.0).
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