What is recorded here

Grave Yd (Disused) is a small, walled rectangle of forgotten death beside Kilsillagh Church. It has not received a body since 1897, when the last neighbour was laid to rest. The stones are still there, though grass and silence have taken most of the shape.

Raised rectangular area (10m E-W; 9m N-S) immediately S of Kilsillagh Church (CO136-082002-); enclosed by stone wall, overgrown. According to local information last interment 1897. 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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