Burying Ground

Situated in a low-lying position in a farmyard. It is depicted as a rectangular area (dims c. 15m E-W; c. 15m N-S) described as a burial ground on the 1835 and 1911 editions of the OS 6-inch map. This is a subrectangular area (dims 18m N-S; 8m E-W) defined by wire fences and drystone walls. Three small limestone upright slabs are the only grave-markers. It is known as Tooma after the townland to the SW, the name of which – Tuama – means a mound or burial place. Local folklore records that a church was intended here by St Patrick, but when he departed for Fenagh a local merchant persuaded the builders to relocate the church to Cloone. See this web-page accessed on 18/04/2017 for the Schools Manuscripts: http://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes/4658433/4655116/4660900 The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Leitrim' compiled by Michael J. Moore (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2003). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 23 September 2008