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Children's burial ground in Ballygaddy,tonlegee (dunmore By.)

Children's burial ground

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Children died young in Ballygaddy and went into the ringfort earth without markers, leaving behind a quiet gap in the lives of those who loved them. The ground keeps what the world forgot: small bodies, sudden loss, and the weight of love with no grave to visit.
Within a ringfort (GA029-015----). According to local information, at least two children were buried here. No grave-markers are visible. 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). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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