County: Cork Site name: CORK: St Fin Barre's Cathedral, Bishop Street
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR 74:38-02 Licence number: 00E0896
Author: Avril Purcell of Sheila Lane and Associates
Site type: Headstone and Burial
Period/Dating: Modern (AD 1750-AD 2000)
ITM: E 566960m, N 571464m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 51.894356, -8.480042
Modifications to the heating system of St Fin Barre’s Cathedral on the south side of Cork City were undertaken. This involved laying a pipe from gas mains located under Bishop Street to an existing boiler house adjoining the northern side of the cathedral, a distance of approximately 16m. Two headstones and a further two possible headstones were found in the northern portion of the trench, within 10m of the existing cathedral. The headstones were not fully exposed, as this was not necessary to lay the gas pipe. Articulate remains were not found associated with these stones. However, fragments of disarticulated bone and sherds of modern ceramics were recovered from the trench, indicating that this ground had been previously disturbed.
Church Road, Carrigaline, Co. Cork
