What is recorded here

Indicated is a graveyard in Macroom, County Cork, where the oldest inscribed headstones date to the 1780s. It sits beside the former Church of Ireland parish church, still standing on the site of an ancient Christian worship place. The square plot remains in occasional use, marking death and memory in a town that has kept its sacred ground intact.

In Macroom town, on N side of Castle Street; roughly square graveyard (L c. 40m), in occasional use. On N side, former C of I parish church of Macroom (CO071-050002-), on site of ancient parish church; now undergoing renovation as visitor centre. Inscribed headstones date from 1780s (McDonnell 1917, 20). 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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