What is recorded here

Grave Yd is a living graveyard on a Cork hillside where headstones marked 1757 still stand beside an ancient church lost to ruin before 1694. The place has witnessed faith, forgetfulness and renewal, keeping the names of Lisgoold while the building itself disappeared. It is not a dead scene but a continuing relationship between the living and the forgotten.

On hillside, on S side of road; shown on 1842 OS 6-inch map as rectangular graveyard (c. 60m E-W; c. 45m N-S) with church in NW quadrant; extension to N later than 1936 OS 6-inch map. Enclosed on E and W sides by stone wall, concrete block wall on N and S sides. Inscribed headstones date from 1757 (Coleman 1910-12c). Still in use. Site of ancient parish church (CO065-008002-) of Lisgoold; church here in ruins in 1615 and entireley gone by 1694 (Brady 1863, vol. 2, 306-9); new C of I church built in 1789 (ibid., 311) of which there is now no visible trace. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 14 January 2009

Grave Yd, Lisgoold East is a medieval ecclesiastical site, likely a small churchyard or monastic enclosure, dating to the early medieval period. Its significance lies in its long recorded history, with features documented from at least the 19th century, and possible earlier origins indicated by the presence of a church and graveyard.

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.