Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Farahy, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Farahy
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1936)
- Coordinates
- 52.24326, -8.45481
- SMR number
- CO018-041001-
Slide toward Today to fade the historical sheet and see the modern map underneath.
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
Set back off road, sharing entrance with Bowen's Court (14893). Subrectangular graveyard (c. 50m E-W; c. 45m N-S) with C of I parish church of Farahy (14715) in centre. Headstones date from mid-18th century to present day, including that of writer Elizabeth Bowen. In corner of graveyard is famine grave mound (Power 1997); commemorated by inscribed stone erected by Kildorrery Historical Society in 1996.
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
Nearby in the register
- Churchunder 1 mi
- Castle - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.