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Children's burial ground in Barleymount Middle

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

Barleymount Middle holds a children's burial ground inside an old rath, though no grave or marker remains visible. The landowner speaks of small bodies returned to that enclosed earth, suggesting the rath served a tender purpose before it became empty. Memory, not stone, marks the place now.
In a rath (KE058-086----). According to the landowner, the interior of the rath was used as a children's burial ground. There are no visible remains of any graves or grave-markers in it. Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork. Date of upload: 31 January 2011

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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