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Burial in Clooncraff (ballintober South By.)

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Burial in Clooncraff (ballintober South By.) is a burial in Clooncraff (ballintober South By.), County Roscommon, Ireland. Known locally as Crocan Cill Barra, it was a burial ground for Cloonsellan Abbey about 750m to the southwest. A mound at the site was largely removed around 1830, leaving no visible feature in the rough pasture near the Hind River.
On a slight rise in a level landscape c. 120m from the N bank of the W-E Hind River. Known locally as Crocan Cill Barra and thought to have been a burial ground of Cloonsellan Abbey (RO042-011----) c. 750m to the SW. It is thought to have been a mound which was largely removed c. 1830. No feature is visible at ground level in rough pasture. (Ryan 1997, 224) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010

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