What is recorded here
Lavy More holds a children's burial ground inside an ancient rath, where local tradition says unbaptized babies were laid to rest. Two low stone slabs still rise slightly from the south-east soil, set eighty centimetres apart to mark head and foot of one small grave. The distance is barely larger than a child's body, making the vast empty rath feel suddenly crowded with forgotten life.
In a rath (MA063-007----). According to local tradition, the rath interior was used for the burial of unbaptized babies. One grave is visible in the SE quadrant of the interior: Two low, upright stone slabs, set 0.8m apart, protrude c. 0.1-0.15m above ground, their long axes parallel on a NW−SE axis; according to local information, these mark the head and foot of a grave (L 0.8m).
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 7 July 2020
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