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Burial ground in Carrowcally

Burial ground
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In a rath (MA087-081001-). According local tradition, the rath interior was used as a burial ground during the Famine, and also possibly for the burial of unbaptized babies. No graves are evident now at ground level.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MA087-081001

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  • Kilmeena GAA Club; individual photographer not named, www.kilmeenagaaclub.ie
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