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Burial ground in Killetra

Burial ground

What is recorded here

Killetra holds a buried chest of unknown lives beneath an orchard planted in the 1930s. The west side of disused farm buildings is the only address left for people whose names never reached a marker. Apples still drop where identity stopped being visible.
According to local information, tradition of burial ground on W side of disused farm buildings. No visible surface trace of burials or burial markers. Orchard, planted in 1930s, still on site. 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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