Location: 6 miles east of Ballycastle, Co. Mayo
GPS reference: 54.16.393N, 009.16.527W, Elev.188 ft
Number of headstones: 80+ (only a fraction of graves have headstones)
Date range: 1800 to 1960 (observed)
Recorded: all headstones photographed September 2009
The old Lacken graveyard is situated a few hundred yards up the hill from
the new cemetery, alongside the ruins of an old church. A plaque at the
entrance shows a plan of the graveyard with the family names where they
are known. However, most graves have no headstones, or they are too
weathered to be legible
Lacken (Old) Graveyard Headstones
Plan of graveyard
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The old Lacken graveyard Church ruins alongside the graveyard
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Family History in Ballycastle County Mayo, Ireland