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Burial Ground — Paal West

Burial ground
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Not shown on 1842 and 1905 OS 6-inch maps; shown on 1937 OS 6-inch map as oval area (c. 12m ENE-WSW; c. 8m NW-SE) defined by broken line. In level pasture. No visible surface trace evident. According to local information, famine burial ground where timber railing enclosed eight graves with a further six burials outside. Bowman (1934, 502) recorded six famine graves. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). 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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