Skibbereen Heritage Centre has added 26 North Cork cemeteries to its graveyard database in its latest burial record release.
Earlier this year, Skibbereen Heritage Centre added substantially to its Cork Graveyards Database, bringing the total to 109,385 burial records from over 170 graveyards throughout the county. All are free to search online.
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The most recent additions to the long-running digitization project relate to North Cork and include burial records from the following graveyards:
Ballinakill, Ballyhooly, Ballynoe, Boherbue, Bridgetown, Brigown, Britway, Carrigdownane, Castlelyons New Cemetery, Derryvillane, Dromtarriffe New Cemetery, Dunmahon, Gortroe, Kilbrin, Kilcrumper Old Graveyard, Kilcummer, Kildorrery, Kilgrogan, Killabraher, Killathy, Killavullen New Cemetery, Kilphelan, Kilroe, Knawhill, Mourneabbey (The Abbey Cemetery) and St Gobnait’s (Gouldshill, Mallow). Scroll down to see the full list of graveyards included in the database.
An amended register from Foildarrig graveyard in West Cork has also been uploaded.
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The Cork Graveyards Database is hosted on the Skibbereen Heritage Centre website and includes both searchable burial register records and results from several graveyard surveys. An interactive map shows each graveyard included in the project, most of which are cemeteries owned and managed by Cork County Council. Each cemetery is marked with a cross on the map. By clicking on a cross, users can read a short description of the graveyard and check the date range covered by its burial registers – a helpful step before beginning a search.
Individual burial register records typically include the name of the deceased, address, date of death and date of burial. Some entries also contain additional information such as age at death, occupation, the informant’s name (often a close relative), the registrar’s name and grave location. Where available, original register pages can be viewed and downloaded as PDFs by selecting “View Register”.
A F F I L I A T E A D
You can access the Cork Graveyards Database here, where the map is located or visit the search page directly here.
Quick guide to using the Cork Graveyards Database
Press play on the video below to learn how to search for your ancestors using the Cork Graveyards Database.
These records are of particular interest to genealogists, local historians and members of the Irish diaspora tracing family connections in Cork. For many users, they also offer a tangible link to ancestral burial places, with visitors often travelling to see where their forebears lived and were laid to rest. Some families have located the graves of relatives buried in unmarked plots through the database and have subsequently erected headstones to mark them.
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The digitization work began in an ad hoc way in 2010 but has gathered momentum over the past five years. Volunteers and staff at Skibbereen Heritage Centre have transcribed burial registers supplied by Cork County Council, contributing thousands of hours to the project. Additional survey data was provided by the Droichead na Banndan Community Co-Operative.
Quick links:
- Explore the Cork Graveyards Database project here
- Search Cork Graveyards Database here
- Watch video tours of West Cork graveyards here
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Graveyards in the Cork Graveyards Database
The full list of graveyards currently included in the database (as of June 2026) is as follows:
Abbeymahon, Courtmacsherry; Abbeymahon, Skibbereen; Abbeystrowry; Abbeyswell / Kilgobnet; Aghabullogue; Aghinagh; Aglish; Allihies; Araglen / Araglin; Ardagh, Rosscarbery; Ardagh, Youghal; Aughadown Lower Graveyard; Aughadown Upper Graveyard; Ballaghboy, Beara; Ballinaboy; Ballinakill; Ballyclough; Ballyhea New Cemetery; Ballyhooly; Ballylough; Ballymartle, Riverstick; Ballymodan Old Graveyard; Ballymoney; Ballynacallagh, Dursey; Ballynoe; Ballyquirke, Killeagh Old Graveyard; Banteer; Bantry Abbey; Barnahely, Ringaskiddy; Bawnaknockane; Bere Island; Boherbue; Bohillane, Youghal; Brade; Bridgetown; Brigown; Britway; Burnford; Caheragh Church of Ireland; Caheragh Old Graveyard; Caherlag; Cahermore Allihies; Cape Clear Island; Carrigdownane; Castlehaven New Cemetery; Castlehaven Old Graveyard; Castlelyons New Cemetery; Castlemagner; Castletown Kinneigh; Castletownroche, Kilsane / Kilsone; Chapel Lane Graveyard; Clogagh; Clonakilty, St Mary’s; Clondrohid; Clonfert; Clonpriest; Clontead; Conna; Cooline / Cooliney; Coronea, Skibbereen; Creagh 1810 Graveyard; Creagh Old Graveyard; Cullen; Dangan; Darrara; Derryvillane; Drimoleague Old Graveyard; Drinagh West Graveyard; Drishane; Dromtarriffe New Cemetery; Droum, Castletownbere; Dun Dá Radharc; Dunbeacon; Dunbullogue; Dunderrow; Dunmahon; Dunmanway, St Finbarr’s; Dunmanway, St Joseph’s; Durrus; Eyeries, Gortnabulliga; Fanlobbus; Farnivane Graveyard; Foildarrig, Castletownbere; Garrycloyne, All Saints; Garrycloyne, St Mary’s; Glandore; Glengarriff; Gortroe; Holy Cross, Charleville; Ightermurragh; Inchigeelagh Old Graveyard; Kilbonane, Aherla; Kilbrin; Kilbrogan Graveyard; Kilcaskan; Kilcatherine; Kilcoe 19th-century Roman Catholic Church; Kilcoe Church of Ireland; Kilcoe Old Graveyard; Kilcredan; Kilcrohane; Kilcrumper Old Graveyard; Kilcummer; Kildorrery; Kilfaugnabeg Old Graveyard; Kilgarriffe; Kilgrogan; Kilheangul; Kilkerranmore; Killabraher; Killathy; Killavullen New Cemetery; Killbarry; Killingley; Kilmacabea; Kilmacdonagh; Kilmahon, Shanagarry; Kilmeen; Kilmichael; Kilmocomogne; Kilmoe; Kilmurry, St Finbarr’s; Kilmurry, St Mary’s; Kilnaglory, Ballincollig; Kilpatrick, Carrigaline; Kilphelan; Kilquane; Kilroe; Kinure; Knawhill; Lisavaird; Liscleary; Lisheen; Lislee; Little Island; Macloniegh; Marmallane; Matehy; Milltown, Rathbarry; Mourneabbey (The Abbey Cemetery); North Abbey, Youghal; North Kilmurry; Old Church Graveyard, Cobh; Rathbarry Old Graveyard; Ross Abbey; Rossmore; Schull; Sherkin Island; Skibbereen (funeral register); St Brigid’s, Buttevant; St Colman’s, Macroom; St Eltin’s, Kinsale; St Fergal’s, Killeagh; St Gobnait’s (Gouldshill, Mallow); St John’s, Carrigaline; St John’s, Coachford; St Lachteen’s, Grenagh; St Mary’s, Carrigaline; St Mary’s, Millstreet; St Mary’s, Passage West; St Patrick’s, Crosshaven; St Patrick’s, Nohaval; St Peter’s, Ballymodan; Stouke Burial Ground; Templebodan, Midleton; Templebridget, Crosshaven; Templecurraheen; Templequinlan; Templerobin, Ballymore; Templetrine; Templeusque, Glanmire; Timoleague Abbey; Timoleague, St Mogala’s; Tullagh, Baltimore; and Whiddy Island.
Please note that Skibbereen Heritage Centre does not hold the original burial registers.
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