What is recorded here

Garraunawarrig Upper holds a burial ground where local information claims executions occurred during penal times, though no markers remain visible today. The site may occupy a small triangular area at a road bend, enclosed by a low earthen fence and choked with vegetation. Bowman recorded the place in 1934 but found no trace of the church or graves, suggesting the land itself has erased the evidence rather than preserving it.

Bowman (1934, 178) recorded 'church site (14480) and burial ground in Mr Kenny's land. No sign of either there now'. Exact location not known locally. May be small triangular area (c. 15m NW-SE; c. 10m NE-SW) at bend in road, enclosed by earthen field fence (H 1.1m). Interior overgrown; no grave markers evident. According to local information, executions were carried out here during penal times. 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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