BurialGround (Dis)

Outside N enclosing wall of Mitchelstown Union Work House (14781). Rectangular graveyard (c. 80m N-S; c. 30m E-W) enclosed by low tree-lined earthen bank (H c. 0.5m) to W and N, by substantial overgrown earthen bank (H c. 1.5m) to E and by enclosing wall of workhouse to S. Interior in pasture with low undulations and many uninscribed grave markers. According to local information, last burial in 1916 when workhouse closed. 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