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Children's burial ground in Killurin

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

Situated on a slight rise in an area of undulating countryside with good views. Poorly preserved ruins of a rectangular church (OF024-022001-). Bullaun stone (OF024-022002-) located at W end of church. No surface trace of earthworks (OF024-022003-) depicted on OS 6-inch map to E and S of church. According to Comerford (1883, 196-7) there was a burial ground (OF024-022005-) located here which was abandoned in the mid-19th-century and was used subsequently as a burial place for unbaptised children with castle (OF024-055) located nearby. No surface trace of any burial ground or castle survives. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien. Date of upload: 23 May 2011

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