What is recorded here

Children's burial ground in Lisheennageeha: level Galway grassland, an irregular 23m by 6m patch with an earthen bank on one side and scattered set stones marking graves. The stones are not aligned like ceremony, but placed the way grief works: quickly, separately, remembering each child rather than forcing them into a row.

In level grassland. Known locally as a CBG; indicated by an irregular area (NNW-SSE 23m, E-W 6m) enclosed along E side by an earthen bank. A number of randomly placed set stones indicate graves. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

A Children's Burial Ground (CBG), likely dating to the Bronze Age; its significance lies in the indication of specialized burial practices for children, which are rare and provide insight into ancient funerary customs and social structures.

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