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Burial ground in Cahergal (headford Ed.)

Burial ground

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Cahergal in County Galway holds a quiet burial ground where small field stones embedded in the sod mark the resting places of adults and children. The last person was laid to rest there in 1957, proving the land remained trusted and familiar long after most such places were forgotten. It sits inside the northwest quadrant of a larger enclosure, waiting for nobody yet belonging to everyone who ever loved someone enough to bury them properly.
In NW quadrant of an enclosure (GA055-025001-). Burials are indicated by small field stones embedded in the sod. The last internment took place in 1957. Both adults and children were buried here. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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