Site of Grave Yard

Situated in pasture on low-lying ground on the N bank of a small E-W stream, c. 100m from its confluence with the Colligan River, which here is a tidal mud-flat (Wth c. 250m) turning from a W-E direction to a N-S direction c. 2km N of Dungarvan town. It is marked 'Site of Grave Yard' only on the 1840 ed. of the OS 6-inch map. It was known locally as Cill Bheag - the little church - and was reputedly the burial ground of soldiers who died in a local battle (Power 1952, 141). Nothing is visible at ground level. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Waterford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore. Date of upload: 25th August, 2011