West Cork memorial to honour men killed in First World War

A memorial consisting of three standing stones will honour West Cork men who lost their lives in service during the First World War.

It will be unveiled in Lislevane Cemetery in Barryroe on May 31 to mark the centenary of the Battle of Jutland off Denmark’s North Sea coast. Six men from the Barryroe parish perished.

The standing stones will link two limestone seats already in place inside the cemetery gates. The seats are carved from limestone previously used as steps in Barryroe Parish Church but were surplus to requirements after a refurbishment of the Church of Our Lady, Star of the Sea.