Children's burial ground in Foildarrig

Situated on an E-facing slope in an upland area with a bowl-barrow (TN031-071) to the SW. Described in the OS Namebooks (1840) as a place for 'still born infants or children dying without baptism'. No visible remains of any children's burial ground in the vicinity of the church site (TN031-070001). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008