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Children's burial ground in Cuilsheeghary Beg

Children's burial ground

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Children's burial ground in Cuilsheeghary Beg is a children's burial ground in Cuilsheeghary Beg, County Sligo, Ireland. Located 1.2km NW of Ballinafad, local tradition holds that the area surrounding an enclosure served as both a children's burial ground and an assembly area. No graves or grave-markers are evident, and the full extent of the burial ground could not be determined.
Located c. 1.2km NW of Ballinafad. According to local tradition, the area surrounding an enclosure (SL040-16303-) was used as a children's burial ground and also as an assembly area. The extent of this burial ground could not be determined and no graves or grave-markers are evident. 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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