Outrath, Rath Uachter – meaning upper rath. The ancient Church now completely destroyed was called
Teampall Ratha Uachtair. The travelling fraternity hold burial rights in this Cemetery. A medieval
dwelling in ruins north of the cemetery is believed to have been a Rothe family house (O’ Kelly, 1953).
The Cemetery is triangular in shape, has an entrance gate and two stiles. It contains many readable
tombstones, others lie face down or underneath the ground surface and are therefore unread. We
found one Priest’s burial place here – the Revd. Father Thadee Gready who died in 1756. The oldest
tombstone found was dated 1710.
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