What is recorded here
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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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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