What is recorded here

Mortally ill people from across the county flocked to Brinny, and many died there. The little church swallowed those lives until its own walls could hold no more, forcing the buried dead to be dug up and moved elsewhere. What began as mercy became a wound because the town refused to stop sending its sickest people to a place that could not contain them.

On S side of road, E of Brinny crossroads; pentagonal-shaped graveyard (c. 40m N-S; c. 50m E-W) enclosing site of ancient parish church (CO096-069001-) of Brinny. Church rebuilt in 1730s and enlarged in 1813 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 45). Rectangular nave; three windows in both N and S walls, each has two round-arched lights divided by mullion; two windows with quatrofoil over mullion on W gable. Chancel to E with large E window similar to those on W gable of nave, small paired lancets in N and S walls. Slim 3-storey tower with gabled roof added at NW corner in 1883 (Cole 1903, 27), door on N wall. Inscribed headstones date from 19th century to present day. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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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