Survey Data

Reg No

20823004


Rating

Regional


Categories of Special Interest

Architectural, Historical, Social, Technical


Original Use

Gates/railings/walls


In Use As

Gates/railings/walls


Date

1840 - 1850


Coordinates

210358, 78612


Date Recorded

01/05/2007


Date Updated

--/--/--


Description

Rubble limestone walls, built c. 1845, dividing slob lands.

Appraisal

This famine wall is a physical reminder of relief strategies such as the Work Schemes - usually run by church groups or landlords - whose function was to provide employment for local communities at the time of the potato famine. This well-preserved wall provides important historical and social context to the town of Youghal.