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Children's burial ground in Carrowkeeny

Children's burial ground

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Six grass-covered cairns, each about two metres across, still mark the interior of the cashel on a local prominance in Carrowkeeny. They identify the place as a children's burial ground, separating the dead from ordinary adult rows and giving the young their own small circle. The undulating landscape holds them without warning, inviting wonder rather than fear.
On a local prominance in an undulating landscape. There are about six grass-covered cairns (diam. c. 2m) in the interior of cashel (RO048-027001-), indicating it was used as a Childrens' Burial Ground. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 24 August 2010
A Children's burial ground, likely medieval in date, associated with a cashel and containing multiple cairns, indicating a local tradition of infant or child interment. Its significance lies in providing insight into medieval funerary practices and community rituals surrounding childhood mortality.

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