Clara Monastery (Franciscan) Cemetery
A historic churchyard situated in Kilcoursey, Co. Offaly, Ireland, preserving generational remembrance, local family records, and peaceful memorial grounds.
About Clara Monastery (Franciscan) Cemetery
Clara Monastery (Franciscan) Cemetery is a historic churchyard situated in Kilcoursey, County Offaly, Ireland. Serving the local civil community and genealogy researchers tracing family roots, the grounds preserve generations of cultural heritage, memorial headstones, and familial connections.
Burial records, plot registers, and ongoing cemetery grounds maintenance are traditionally coordinated through Offaly County Council. Visitors, descendants, and heritage researchers are welcome to explore the grounds with quiet reverence, record ancestral inscriptions, and honor those laid to rest.
Key Features & Practical Information
Verified site access, terrain conditions, and local civic administration
Offaly County Council
Dawn to Dusk
Level ground / paved paths
Designated parking on-site
Community Photo Archive
Visual documentation & memorial grounds photography
Preserve Clara Monastery (Franciscan) Cemetery in Photos
Help descendants, families, and genealogists discover memorial landscapes, entrance gates, and historic headstones. Community photos are permanently catalogued with full credit.
Location & Access Directions
Interactive map and route navigation across Co. Offaly
Burial Records & Genealogical Research
Official parish archives, plot registers, and national genealogy repositories for Clara Monastery (Franciscan) Cemetery, Co. Offaly.
Offaly County Council
Historical plot allocations, burial registers, and cemetery maintenance are coordinated through the local authority and diocesan archives.
IrishGenealogy & National Archives
The National Archives of Ireland and IrishGenealogy.ie preserve free 1901/1911 Census records, civil registrations, and parish registers.
Preserve Their Memory
Share this cemetery profile with relatives, ancestral researchers, or local history societies.
Contribute Grave Record
Help preserve the memory of an ancestor laid to rest here.
Submit inscription details →Visitor Information
Dawn to Dusk
Open during daylight hours • Contact parish for gate or chapel access
Contact / Inquiries
For burial records, grave plot purchase, or parish inquiries:
Offaly County Council
"Those we love don't go away, they walk beside us every day. Unseen, unheard, but always near, still loved, still missed, and very dear."— Irish Memorial Inscription