What is recorded here

Carrignastaighre holds numerous graves marked by low stone mounds within rectangular walls, serving as the famine graveyard for a disused union workhouse. The concrete cross just east of centre stands beside buried lives that hunger claimed before the place became history.

Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; named 'Union Workhouse Burial Ground' on 1904 OS 6-inch map. Rectangular area (c. 95m E-W; c. 55m N-S) enclosed by stone walls. Numerous graves, many marked by low mound of stones. Concrete cross just E of centre. Known locally as famine graveyard and called 'Carrignastaighre'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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