Cist in Coolmona

Cremen (1909, 56) mentions a 'Cist or Keel' which had been 'recently discovered near the railway station at Donoughmore Cross'. No further details. Exact location not known. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

A cist burial, likely dating to the Early Christian or medieval period; its wider significance is not recorded due to lack of precise location and archaeological details.