What is recorded here

Graveyard in Carrickatober is a hidden graveyard and holy well on a Cavan hill, said to have jumped to the far side because its owner treated the dead with contempt. A rock marked by two shallow dents still lies there, perhaps showing where St Patrick knelt before the place vanished from common sight. The story turns an ordinary field into a warning: respect the dead, or lose the very ground that held them.

Tradition of a graveyard and holy well on the hill of Carrickatober which moved to the other side of the hill owing to the 'impiety' of the owner. A rock bearing two depressions, said to be the track of St Patrick's knees is believed to mark the site of the burial ground. Not visible at ground level. (Davies 1948, 81-2) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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