Graveyard in Grangecuffe

According to Carrigan (1905, vol. 3, 392), ‘The grange, or farm-house of the monks gave name to the townland and civil parish of Grange, appears to have been situated at Mrs. Hogan’s (formerly Mr. Thomas Corr’s), in Cuffe’s Grange. The people all say that there was a monastery here, close to Mrs. Hogan’s house, in a very fertile field called Pawrknagullam (Páirc na g-colum, i.e. the Pigeon Park). Some remains of its foundations, extending over an area of a quarter of an acre, were visible 70 years ago, but they have been since uprooted. Beside this, in the same field, was the “monastery yard,” two acres in extent. The “graveyard belonging to the monastery,” was in the next field, known as the Mooneearawrdh, or the high-meadow, but it was almost entirely destroyed many years ago by its then owner, who had a bye road run right through its centre. There is no tradition of a church in connection with either the monastery or the graveyard’. Griffith’s Valuation (1849) shows that most of the S portion of Grangecuffe townland was rented by Patrick Corr who appears to be a relation of Thomas Corr who rented land in neighbouring townlands but under the same map reference (4). The precise location of the ‘monastery’ or grange (KK023-096----) and graveyard (KK023-096001-) are unknown. Compiled by: Jean Farrelly Date of upload: 8 September 2021