What is recorded here

Clonkeiffy holds a children's burial ground beneath level pasture near a stream, though no marker remains visible. The absence of stones does not empty the place; it removes the chance to read the names or judge the ages. The grass may still cover small bodies from a time when local people stopped asking permission of strangers before laying out the dead. To walk there is to enter a room with no walls, where the floor remembers what the surface has forgotten.

Tradition of a children's burial ground at this location (local information). Situated on level pasture-land close to a stream. No visible remains at ground level. (Davies 1948, 80) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.