What is recorded here

Discovered in 1845 in a 'Danish Rath' (LA013-062001-) was a cist containing an inhumed burial and two food vessels. Now in the National Museum (Bradley et. al. 1986, 22). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 17 December 2007

A cist burial from the Early Christian period, associated with a ringfort. Its significance lies in the inclusion of food vessels, suggesting funerary practices linked to the afterlife.

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