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On NW side of Fermoy town, L-shaped graveyard enclosed by high stone walls. Entered by gateway with pair of widely spaced cut-limestone piers at E end of S wall; plaque commemorating use as famine burial ground on W pier. Archway into military graveyard (15200) at E end of N wall; blocked gateway at N end of W wall. Ruinous 1-storey gabled structure at SW corner. Interior level, grass-covered; no evident burial markers. Served adjacent Union Work House (now demolished); according to Garner (1986, 73), graveyard 'was only in use during the earlier part of 1847'.
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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