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On S side of road, immediately E of grounds of Ballyhooly Castle (14355), at SE end of Ballyhooly village. Irregular graveyard (max. c. 50m E-W; max. c. 28m N-S) enclosed by roadside stone wall with concrete gate piers to NE, and sharp drop down to river valley to S. Ruin of parish church of Ballyhooly (14412) forms part of W and N boundaries. In occasional use; crowded with headstones, earliest noted dated 1755 (see Grove White 1905-25, vol. 1, 229); graves in interior of church.
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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