Burial Ground in Castlesaffron, County Cork

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What is recorded here

Not shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map; shown as circular field on 1905 and 1937 OS 6-inch maps. Circular area (diam. c. 13m) enclosed by stone wall (H 1.4m; T 0.45m) of random-rubble limestone. Entrance gate, with cut stone piers, on W side. Interior overgrown. Private graveyard of Creagh family, Creagh Castle (14874); contains burial vault of John Creagh, who died in 1792, and other members of that family who died later (Anon. 1892-4, 49).

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO025-044

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