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Children's burial ground in Ballyheeragh (st. Leger)

Children's burial ground

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Ballyheeragh holds a children's burial ground inside a rath, where local tradition claims unbaptised babies were laid to rest. No graves break the soil, yet the hidden depth suggests a quiet chamber beneath the ordinary ground. The absence of markers does not erase the purpose; it preserves the mystery of lives too small for stone but large enough to shape memory.
In a rath (MA119-048----). According to local tradition, the interior of the rath was used for the burial of unbaptised babies. No graves are visible. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of Upload: 22 August 2023

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