Graveyard in Derryvillane, County Cork

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What is recorded here

Approached from road c. 70m to E. Irregular graveyard (max. 60m WSW-ENE; max. 60m NNW-SSE), enclosed by stone wall; entered via stile to E. Ruin of parish church of Derryvillane (14416) in centre. Area to E, N and W of church inaccessible due to dense overgrowth but gravemarkers concentrated here. Marked burials to S of church mostly 19th century, including canopy tomb of 1883; earliest headstone noted dated 1780, just S of church. Southern third of graveyard has no evident gravemarkers.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record CO019-080001

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