What is recorded here

Kilnamartery Burial Ground is a living rectangular graveyard in County Cork, Ireland, where headstones from the early 19th century still mark the south side of the road. It overlooks the Lee valley and retains the quiet weight of the parish church built in 1808, even though the church itself no longer stands at the south end. The stone wall encloses a small, steady place where new burials still join the old, keeping the memory of Kilnamartery intact beneath the open sky.

On S side of road, overlooking Lee valley to S; rectangular graveyard (c. 50m N-S; c. 35m E-W) enclosed by stone wall. Still in use; headstones date from early 19th century. No visible surface trace of church shown at S end on 1842 OS 6-inch map. This was C of I parish church of Kilnamartery which, according to Lewis (1837, vol. 2., 193), was a 'large handsome edifice with a square tower: it was built in 1808'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 3: Mid Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1997). 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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