What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Ground occupies the north-east quadrant of a Galway ringfort, marking a rare dedicated space for the dead. Small set stones still outline east-west graves inside a rectangular area bounded by the rath bank, while faint wall traces appear at its edges. The arrangement suggests a community that separated childhood death from ordinary adult loss, giving even the youngest a recognisable place within the fortress.

On a slight artificial platform in NE quadrant of a ringfort (GA029-110----). A subrectangular area (E-W 20.5m, N-S 16.5m) bounded at E by the rath's bank; possible traces of an enclosing wall are visible at SE and NNW. Small set stones, indicating graves oriented E-W, are visible in the interior. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 1, 65) 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 subrectangular burial area within a ringfort, likely dating to the Early Christian or Iron Age period. Its location suggests a possible association with the ringfort's domestic or ritual functions, though its specific significance remains unclear due to limited recorded details.

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