What is recorded here

Medieval carved stones, possibly from an older church, were rebuilt into the south porch of the nineteenth century church in Cahersiveen. Above the doorway apex sits a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book, its pages blurred by rain and time. The fragment still stands beside a disused wedge-shaped graveyard, turning a forgotten church into a marker that knowledge itself can be buried, recovered and set on show again.

The poorly preserved remains of this parish church are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard (KE079-037003-) in Cahersiveen town. Carved Stones: These carved stones, which may derive from the Medieval church, are built into the S side of the porch of the nineteenth century church. (1) (KE079-037007-) Located above the apex of the doorway is a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book. See attached drawing of church ruins and 17th century graveslabs and carved stone or architectural fragment taken from O'Sullivan and Sheehan 1996, Fig. 225 The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

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