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Children's burial ground in Carrowneden (costello By., Aghamore Par.)

Children's burial ground

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Carrowneden holds a children's burial ground beside its church and holy well, marking a place where young lives ended and community grief continued into the mid-20th century. The small size of the burial area makes the loss easier to imagine: not a distant statistic, but neighbourhood children, named in prayer and forgotten by wider history. The well nearby adds a layer of local belief, as if even water had a share in witnessing what the fields and church could not prevent.
Within a graveyard (MA092-019002-) which encloses a church (MA092-019001-). There is a holy well (MA092-019003-) located c. 30m to SE. According to local information, the graveyard was used as a children’s burial ground (MA092-019004), with burials continuing into the mid-20th century. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 18 February 2022

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