What is recorded here

Grave Yard occupies the south-east quadrant of an early ecclesiastical enclosure in County Cork, Ireland. Low uninscribed markers lie south of the church ruins, while a modern cross north of the building marks a famine burial plot. The place is disused, but it still preserves generations of local death and memory inside its earthen bank.

Forming SE quadrant of early ecclesiastical enclosure (CO108-02701-); enclosed by earthen bank. Lines of low, uninscribed markers to S of ruins of church (CO108-02703-); few inscribed headstones but earliest noted dates to 1770s; some chest tombs. Modern cross to N of church marks famine burial plot. Disused. 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

Early medieval to post-medieval graveyard; associated with a religious site and containing both inscribed and uninscribed markers, indicating long-term use for Christian burials. Its location within an ecclesiastical enclosure suggests a local place of worship and community significance.

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