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A quantity of bones and ashes was discovered in 1944 in a quarry at Ballintober, probably that in the village. The bones were described as being in a tunnel (Wth. c. 0.9m; H c. 0.7m), about half full of ashes, but its length could not be determined. The tunnel was excavated into the bedrock (NMI file). Its precise location remains unknown.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record RO027-063

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