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Cist in Kilmuckridge

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A cist containing two food vessels and a pygmy cup (Kavanagh 1977, 89) was discovered when digging the foundations for the porch of a hosue near Kilmuckridge c. 1887. The location is not known. (Waddell 1990, 157) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Wexford' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1996). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload/revision: 18 June, 2012
A Bronze Age cist burial, c. 2000–800 BCE, containing funerary pottery. Its significance lies in the presence of a pygmy cup, a rare and distinctive vessel type associated with early funerary practices in Ireland.

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