What is recorded here

Little Island off Carrigrenan, County Cork, carries a sixty-six-metre ribbon of oyster shells beneath its grass. People lived there long enough to fill two metres of shore with their meals, yet they left no house, name or story behind. The sea keeps returning the kitchen waste while taking the kitchen itself.

On shoreline at Little Island and S of tower (CO075-02402-). Spread of shells, mostly oyster, extends for 66m along shore. Spread is 0.10m deep and 2m wide but possible extends landwards under grass cover. 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

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