What is recorded here

Beennaskehy holds a buried field where ploughshares still strike human bones, likely men lost in the 17th century skirmish at Bridge of Glanwillan. The exact spot has vanished beneath ordinary farmland, yet the dead remain close enough to interrupt the living. Each pass of the plough becomes a reluctant excavation, dragging forgotten violence back into the light before the soil swallows it again.

According to Grove White (1905-25, vol. 3, 292), ploughing in a field at Beenaskehy uncovered 'human bones, probably those of the men who fell in the battle', referring to 17th century skirmish between Irish and Cromwellian forces at Bridge of Glanwillan, on Blackwater (ibid., 290). Exact location of site not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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