What is recorded here
Tóin An Tseanbhaile holds a children's burial ground, though no further detail has emerged about when it was used or who laid the first child there. The name itself resists forgetting: a townland set aside for the smallest lives, likely marked only by soil and silence now. In County Mayo, where so much history survives through loss rather than display, the place still speaks. It reminds us that some truths arrive without dates, witnesses or praise, and that love can be measured in what it chose to protect.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
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- What survives
- Recorded monument
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