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Children's burial ground in Pollaweela

Children's burial ground

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No graves remain visible inside the Pollaweela rath, yet local tradition holds that unbaptised babies were buried there. The earth has taken back every marker, leaving only a quiet chamber where childhood ended before the world could name it.
In a rath (MA111-002----). According to local tradition the rath interior was used for the burial of unbaptised babies. No graves are now visible. Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy Date of upload: 1 December 2022

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