What is recorded here

Kilkneedan holds a children's burial ground on a west-facing ridge above Kilcredane Church, recorded disused in the 1840s. No grave markers remain, yet the local name preserves what the grass has erased: small bodies, separate grief, and a church that outlived its youngest mourners.

In pasture, on top of the W-facing slope of a ridge. In the 1840s it was recorded that a small disused burial ground was attached to Kilcredane Church (KE058-015001-) (OSNB, Kilcredane, no. 1, 20). This burial ground is known locally as a children's burial ground. There are no visible remains of any graves or grave-markers in the vicinity of the church. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.