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Burial Ground in Esker North

Children's burial ground
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In a rath (MA111-030001-). Indicated as ‘Burial Gd.’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch map and as ‘Children’s Burial Ground’ on the 1930 edition. Quarrying has largely destroyed the rath, and no trace of the burial ground is evident.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA111-030002

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