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What is recorded here

Sixteen carved stones from a Franciscan friary still stand in a Cork graveyard, preserving door jambs and cloister arches after the building vanished. The house existed in 1466, faced English destruction in 1568, and was finally taken down by Domhnal O'Sullivan Bere in 1602. Burial closed the wound, yet chiselled edges still protrude through grass like forgotten thoughts refusing to leave the body.

Site now occupied by graveyard (CO118-030001-); only visible remains are collection of sixteen late-medieval carved fragments in graveyard; mostly from door and indoor surround and parts of cloister arcading. Franciscan Friary in existence in 1466 and supressed in 1542 (Gwynn and Hadcock 1988, 243); greatly damaged by English in 1568 and remains taken down by Domhnal O'Sullivan Bere in 1602 (O'Mahony 1967, 147). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

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