What is recorded here

Inside the wedge-shaped graveyard in Cahersiveen, weathered Medieval stones still guard the porch of the newer church. One carved block shows an open book, perhaps marking a place where knowledge mattered more than muscle. The church changed shapes across centuries, but it kept its edge.

The poorly preserved remains of this parish church are located in an approximately wedge-shaped, disused graveyard (KE079-037003-) in Cahersiveen town. Carved Stones: These carved stones, which may derive from the Medieval church, are built into the S side of the porch of the nineteenth century church. (1) (KE079-037007-) Located above the apex of the doorway is a heavily weathered sandstone carving of an open book. (2) (KE079-037008-). Above this is a portion of a punch dressed section of the head of a pointed doorway. (3) (KE079-037009-) This stone, serving as one of the W jambstones of the nineteenth-century doorway, features punch dressing. The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1088. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 31 July 2013

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