What is recorded here

Grave Yd is a rectangular graveyard in County Cork, Ireland, where slate headstones mark lives from the early 19th century to the present. Two Church of Ireland churches once stood within its walls, one in each half, suggesting the community kept returning to this exact spot for worship and burial. The stone wall still holds the shape, while the buried dead and forgotten pews wait beneath the grass for someone to remember them.

Rectangular area enclosed by stone wall. Numerous gravemarkers throughout; headstones, some of slate, in S half dating from early 19th century to present day. Remains of C of I church (CO120-039002-) in N half; site of church (CO120-039003-) in S half. 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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