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Cist in Killalee

Cist

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In low-lying poorly drained land, to SE of the River Shannon and Abbey River and E of the medieval Irish town of Limerick City. Not depicted on OS historic mapping. According to the NMI topographical files, a cist containing a crouched skeleton was found on a building site in 1936 (Irish Independent January 1936). Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 24 June 2020
A small Neolithic or early Bronze Age cist burial; its significance is limited to local archaeological context.

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