Graveyard is located in the town of Mountrath; west of junction Church Street/Main Street/Maryborough Road. The burial ground entrance is on the roadside at the T junction where the R445 meets the R423 which leads to the centre of the town. Site of burial ground of members of Society of Friends (Quaker) for Mountrath area. No headstones visible. Stone wall boundary; some ivy on parts of the wall; gravel paths. Access from roadside. Maintained by town authorities as a park.

Burial Ground ID: L176
Graveyard Name: Society of Friends
Timeframe: Late 17th to Early 19th Century
Townland: Mountrath Mountrath (Maryborough West By)
Map Ref: 8

Laois Burial Grounds Survey 2011 Volume 2: Gazetteer of Burial Grounds Authors: L.W. Barker, N. Gilligan & G. Fegan Page 292

The burial ground is located in the town of Mountrath across from St. Peter's church and burial ground (L174) and opposite Portlaoise St. It is located adjacent to the Mountrath River and is marked on the 1st and 2nd
edition Ordnance Survey mapping as respectively "Quakers' Graveyard" and ""Quakers' Burial Ground". Access is via the roadside entrance way from the junction of Church St and Main St. Gravel paths runs around
the burial ground and through to the river‐side walk to the west. There is no designated parking (available in town). There are no information panels at the burial ground and there is no directional signage.
There is a large number of randomly distributed mature birch trees planted within the burial ground. The burial ground is enclosed on the eastern and western sides by stone walls with open entrances.
Neighboring properties form the northern and southern boundaries of the burial ground. There are no associated structures at the burial ground.
There are no memorials at the burial ground. The burial ground has been traditionally used for members of the Society of Friends (Quakers). Prior to the early 19th century, the Quakers did not erect memorials over burials. It is thought that the burial ground never had memorials and possibly dates after the Quakers' arrival in the area (mid 17th century) to the 18th century. Burial Ground ID: L176 Name: Society of Friends, Mountrath
Townland: Mountrath (Maryborough West By) Dedication Plaque: September 18, 2015 Society of Friends, Laois Heritage Office and the Heritage Council, in association with Mountrath Development Association Mountrath NGR (E,N): 235265 , 194826 RPS No: N/A National Monument No: N/A RMP No: N/A. The burial ground has no memorials and is now used as peaceful access to the river, looking northwest

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