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Children's burial ground in Raheen Oughter

Children's burial ground

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Children died young in Raheen Oughter and were laid to rest beside the rath, their names lost but their presence preserved in the earth. The landowner still calls it a killeen, a small church or holy place, though no stones or marks remain to prove it. In the north-east sector a shallow hollow cuts the ground like a forgotten room, perhaps the last shape the children left behind.
According to the landowner, a 'killeen' is associated with the rath (GA105-176----). No grave-markers are visible. It may have been located in the NNE sector where a small hollow area was squared off on two sides. Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 7 March 2018

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