What is recorded here

Cúil An Bhuacaigh holds a famine burial ground on the north side of a disused road. A low mound once marked the site but has vanished, leaving no visible trace except the memory of lives lost during the famine. The earth keeps what the surface forgot.

On N side of disused famine road. According to local information, this is the site of a "famine grave". Low mound which once marked site, now removed. No visible surface trace of burials. 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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