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Children's burial ground in Bunnaconeen,kilkilvery

Children's burial ground

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Children's burial ground in Bunnaconeen, Kilkilvery, County Galway. Within a ringfort. Local tradition says children were buried here. No visible grave-markers remain. The story is in the shape of the land and the memory kept by people. That much is known. The rest belongs to imagination and respect.
Within a ringfort (GA042-041----). According to local tradition, children were buried here. No visible surface trace of any grave-markers. 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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