Flat cemetery in Knockainy West

Cist graves described by Raftery (1941, 304) as following: 'Clashmore, Knockainey West, Co. Limerick. Several extended inhumations. Some in slab-lined graves, some not'. This discovery of eight burials was described by O'Kelly (1944, 23) as; ''These cists were first uncovered in the course of digging for sand. A rescue excavation was carried out on behalf of the National Museum, when a total of about 8 burials was uncovered, some of which were unprotected skeletons. Others had been removed before the excavator's arrival and still others were left unexcavated. The bodies lay E-W with the heads to the W., and all were extended burials. There were no associated finds but in the vicinity of the graves a quern stone was found. It is probable that the graves belong to the Early Iron Age or to the Early Christian period'. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 09 August 2019

Cist graves, likely dating to the Early Christian or early medieval period. The site provides evidence of burial practices in west Limerick, including both slab-lined and unlined inhumations.