What is recorded here

Grave Yd is a rectangular graveyard beside Currarane church in County Cork, Ireland. Rows of markers fill its south half, while a stone-faced bank holds the dead against the open pasture. The place has watched local life for generations, keeping names and loss close to the church and sky.

In pasture on S-facing slope. Rectangular area (26m N-S; 23.6m E-W) enclosed by stone-faced earthen bank; Currarane church (CO124-028002-) on W side. Burials mainly in S half with numerous gravemarkers set in rows; few headstones dating from 19th century to present day. 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

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