What is recorded here

Fenit Within holds a children's burial ground beside an ancient church ruin, marked by rough stones standing on end. Local tradition says unbaptised children were buried there until quite lately, while hollows nearby suggest other buildings once clustered around the chapel. The quarter acre never was and never will be tilled, leaving the place as a quiet boundary between memory, loss and the land itself.

Folklore collected from Chapeltown (Baile na hEaglaise) School recorded the following tradition; 'This is the remains of an ancient church [KE028-023001-]. It is situated about 200 yds inland and south-west of the Castle [KE028-001----] in Fenit Island. It is marked on the Ordnance Survey Map. Around the ruin are numbers of rough stones standing on end, most likely a burial ground [KE028-023003-]. Until quite lately they buried unbaptised children in the graveyard. Hollows in the ground nearby would indicate there were other buildings also close to the church proper. The 1/4 acre in which the ruin and graveyard are were never tilled and never will be (The Schools’ Collection, Volume 0438, Page 270-1; https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4706321/4702383) '. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 26 April 2022

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