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Graveyard in Barnahely

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What is recorded here

On E side of road, 500m N of Ringaskiddy village; rectangular graveyard (c. 100m NE-SW; c. 30m NW-SE) enclosed by stone wall; still in use, many headstones, the earliest dating from 1720 (Coleman 1904-6f). Contained parish church (CO087-051002-) of Barnahely, marked 'site of' on all eds of OS 6-inch map; In 1700 described as 'built with stone, lime and clay, the walls are above half down. It was about 18 foot long and 17 broad' (Lunham 1909, 175); no visible trace of church.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO087-051001

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  • Maker not stated on source page, readymap.irish
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pac.ru
  • Hywel Williams, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.alamy.com
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Rogue29567, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0
  • Garry Dickinson, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
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