What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Gd stands half a metre above the western shore of Ballydivlin Bay, holding numerous markers within a subrectangular space. Local memory claims famine victims rest here alongside two nearby mounds, while an excavated passage lies just to the west. The children may have belonged to the coastal families who watched ships pass or starved during the famine, but the bay keeps their names safe from forgetfulness.

Overlooking Ballydivlin Bay to W. Subrectangular, slightly raised area (H 0.5m; 22m E-W; 34.5m N-S); depicted as rectangular area on OS 6-inch map (1842), roughly circular area on 1902 map. Numerous grave markers noted. Said locally that famine victims buried here and in two mounds close by to SE. Excavated Man-made underground passage (CO147-015001) nearby to W. 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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