What is recorded here

Ancient burial mound in Knockbeg, County Laois, held rows of earthen urns, each covered with a small round flag. The chamber stood hidden beside Sleaty Church until people opened it and found the dead arranged like guests at a long forgotten feast.

Reference to a tumulus which contained a number of earthen vessels or urns (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 265). Unlocated burial mound within townland that is described by Comerford as 'An ancient tumulus, or arched receptacle for the ashes of the dead, was, several years ago, discovered in an adjoining field (Sleaty Church), and was found to contain a number of earthen vessels or urns arranged in rows, and each covered with a small round flag' (Comerford 1886, vol. 3, 265). Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007

Bronze Age burial mound; its significance lies in the presence of earthen vessels or urns, indicating a funerary practice associated with the period.

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