What is recorded here

Childrens Bur Gd (Disused) is a disused burial ground in County Cork, Ireland, marked as such on the OS 6-inch map of 1842. It occupies an oval area within pasture, defined by overgrowth and numerous gravestones. The site belongs to the quiet, sacred category of places where communities laid their dead to rest, and its preservation depends on recognizing that function rather than reducing it to a generic field.

Marked 'Children's Burial Ground' on OS 6-inch map (1842). In pasture. Oval area defined by overgrowth. Numerous gravestones noted. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 1: West Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1992). 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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