Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Graveyard
Ballyfoyle, County Cork, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Ballyfoyle
- County
- Cork
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Grave Yard (1935)
- Coordinates
- 51.73947, -8.34225
- SMR number
- CO113-011001-
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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
On SE side of road; trapezoidal area (c. 35m N-S; c. 30m E-W) enclosed by stone wall; interior slopes down gently to S. Many low uninscribed grave markers in S half; headstone dated 1782 in SE corner; another stone (H0.6m; 0.25m x 0.16m) has simple Latin cross (H 0.2m; Wth 0.14m) incised on W face. Vault of Roberts family with date 1838 in NE corner. Still in use. No visible surface trace of Ballyfoyle parish church which stood to N of centre (site indicated on 1842 OS 6-inch map); in repair 1615 but ruinous by 1639 (Brady 1863, vol. 1, 354-5).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 2: East and South Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1994). 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
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.