What is recorded here

Children's burial ground in Cashel South is a children's burial ground in Cashel South, County Sligo, Ireland. Local tradition holds that a rath near Carrowwilkin served this purpose for unbaptised children until the 1900s.

Located c. 1km NE of Carrowwilkin. According to local tradition, a rath (SL037-093----) was used up to the 1900s as a burial ground for unbaptised children. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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