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Burial ground in Ardacrow

Burial ground
Burial ground in Ardacrow
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What is recorded here

Ardacrow is a level triangular patch of ground where five soldiers of MacCarthy Reagh were buried after an attack on followers of O'Sullivan Bere. The men may have fallen during a border clash, their bodies carried quickly to this quiet junction before the fighting moved on. Nothing visible remains above soil now, yet the shape of the place still holds the weight of that sudden loss.
In a level triangular area (c. 15m N-S; c. 9m E-W) at the junction of three roads. In the 1940s it was recorded that five soldiers of MacCarthy Reagh were buried here after an attack on the followers of O'Sullivan Bere (ITA). There are no visible remains of this possible burial ground at ground level. The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 5' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). Date of upload: 22 December 2009

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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