What is recorded here

Grave Yard stands on the west shoulder of a narrow river valley in County Cork, its steep east edge dropping toward water while the square plot holds breath beside the ruined parish church of Garrycloyne. Headstones dating from 1765 onward mark centuries of burial, and the graveyard remains active, meaning living people still walk among the dead and lay new stones beside old ones. The place does not speak in myths or warnings; it speaks in continuity, with the river valley watching and the church ruin testifying that Garrycloyne has been inhabited, lost and remembered for generations.

On W shoulder of N-S river valley; ground slopes down steeply on E side. Square graveyard (L c. 45m) with recent extension on E side; still in use. Near E end ruin of C of I parish church of Garrycloyne (9583). Headstones on S side of church mostly 18th- and 19th-century in date; earliest noted dated 1765. 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

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