The Story of Aglish graveyard, Baryhintogue, Co. Cork

This graveyard is in the townland of Garryhintogue, in the civil parish of Doneraile and in the barony of Fermoy.

 

It is located east of the town of Buttevant, in a bend of the Ogeen River, a tributary of the Awbeg River. It is east of the R522 road.

 

It is approached by a short passage from the road to the west. It is sub-rectangular in shape and is enclosed by an overgrown stone-faced earthen bank. The ruins of a parish church, probably late medieval in date, are located in the centre of the graveyard. The southwest corner of the ruin is heavily overgrown.

 

The graveyard contains 18th century memorials and it is still in use. There are low uninscribed grave markers to the east of the church ruin.

 

A total of 172 memorials were recorded.

 

Surnames include O’Donnell, Heaphy, O’Grady, Shea, Eddery, O’Brien, Stackpole, Curry, Hickey, Bleak, Cottor, Roche and Kelly.

 

Interesting Facts

One of the earliest memorials is that of Ambrose Daly who died in 1744. David Clear  died in 1752. Edmond Finn died in 1755. William Fitzgerald died 1762. Norrey McCarty died in 1763. Bridget Carrol died in 1764. 

Rarely is the profession of the deceased recorded in the inscription on a memorial. However, here two memorials with the surname Kelly are recorded as blacksmiths. Michael Kelly, of Brough, died in 1929 (memorial no. 91). Another Michael Kelly, a blacksmith, date of death, illegible (memorial no.105).