What is recorded here

Clooncunny holds a forgotten burial ground on a slight rise above the River Suck, marked only by the old name Caltra and local memory. The earth gives back no bones, yet tradition preserves a sword hidden beneath the pasture, waiting for someone strong enough to hear it calling. What is buried there may not be death at all, but a warning the land still refuses to release.

On a slight rise in pastureland, overlooking the River Suck to the N. On the 3rd edition of the OS 6-inch map (1930) the term 'Caltra' is depicted within a large roughly subrectangular unenclosed area (c. 80m by c. 75m), which is delimited by a broken line. The name may be derived from the Irish 'Cealtrach' meaning an old burial ground (Joyce 1923, 98). There is no visible evidence of burial. According to local tradition, a sword was found 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). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Revised by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 25 May 2016

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