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Children's burial ground in Kilgarriff West

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

Kilgarriff West holds a children's burial ground inside a rath where two babies rested in the southwest quadrant. Local tradition preserves the fact though no grave marker remains visible. The earth keeps what sight has lost, holding small lives beneath ordinary ground while the rath stands unchanged around them.
In a rath (MA072-033001). According to local tradition, the interior of the rath was used as a burial ground; two babies were buried in the SW quadrant. There is no visible trace of graves. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 30 March 2021

This remains an important historical record, but the official description says the monument is no longer visible or has been destroyed. The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.

What survives
No visible remains or recorded as destroyed

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