What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Ground in County Galway holds stone-lined graves oriented east-west around a megalithic tomb. Local tradition claims burials continued until 1955, long after most such places stopped changing. The children may have belonged to a family, a parish or a forgotten road, yet the stones still mark each small life separately.

Surrounding a megalithic tomb (GA006-005001-). Well-preserved square unenclosed are (L/Wth 8m) within which are numerous set stones and stone-lined graves oriented E-W. According to local tradition, burials continued up to c. 1955. 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

Megalithic tomb, likely Neolithic in origin, associated with a children's burial ground. Its significance lies in the rare preservation of multiple stone-lined graves and the continuity of burial practices suggested by local tradition.

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