Faheen, children's burial ground in County Waterford

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What is recorded here

Marked as a small oval enclosure (dims. c. 30m E-W; c. 15m N-S) and denoted 'Faheen' on the 1st ed. of the OS 6-inch map, it is reputedly the site of a children's burial ground (Power 1952, 121). Situated in pasture on an E-facing slope, it is not visible at ground level. Power, Rev. P. (1952) The placenames of the Decies. (second ed.) Cork University Press.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record WA022-056

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