What is recorded here

Inside the ancient rath at Ballinloughaun, visible grave traces mark a children's burial ground where small lives ended before records began. The earth holds more than soil; it holds the weight of every parent who carried a child to that quiet place and wept without witness. What was lost there cannot be recovered, but the shape of the graves still breaks the surface, refusing to let the community forget the tenderness it buried.

In a rath (MA038-0107001). According to Aldridge (1969, 84) the interior of the rath was used as a children’s burial ground. There are visible traces of graves. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 9 August 2019

A children's burial ground associated with a rath; likely medieval in date. Its significance lies in providing evidence of infant and child burial practices in a domestic or settlement context.

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