What is recorded here

Clooney held a workhouse burial ground during the nineteenth century, marking the quiet end for people the system consumed. The site remains recorded in County Derry, preserving a brutal truth about local poverty rather than a grand historical event.

The official Northern Ireland record identifies this as Workhouse Burial Grounds. Recorded period: C19TH. The official map point was placed at the centre of the recorded archaeological site from the source map reference.

A 19th-century burial ground associated with a workhouse; significant as a reflection of social and welfare history in the region.

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.