What is recorded here

Grave Yard stands on a rocky Kerry rise where burial required carrying in earth because the native ground refused to give up its stones. That simple act turned mourning into labour, forcing the living to build a soft place for the dead inside a landscape that resisted forgetting. Molahiffe church watches from the northeast quadrant, framing the rectangular stone wall and the hidden depth of every grave. The yard does not pretend ease; it records the effort needed to make death acceptable under a sky that never stopped watching.

On a rise. A rectangular graveyard (61m E-W; 46m N-S) enclosed by a random rubble limestone wall. According to local information, people wishing to bury their dead had to bring in earth because of the rocky nature of the ground. Molahiffe church (KE048-036001-) is situated in the NE quadrant of the graveyard. (CDAS; O'Hare 2000, 94-6) See attached plan of church and graveyard courtesy of Stephen Hourihane Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

A rectangular graveyard with a limestone wall; likely medieval or later. Its significance lies in reflecting local burial practices and land adaptation in a rocky landscape.

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