Fulacht fia in Derry (maryborough East By.)

This excavation consisted of one of three areas of fulacht fiadh or burnt spread material (LA013-113; LA013-113002-) along a 125m stretch of the Portlaoise Bypass. There were no surface indications such as a mound prior to machine stripping to suggest the existence of a possible fulacht fia. Referred to in the excavation report as site 2 which consisted of a pit, circular, 1.2m in diameter, 0.2m deep, filled with 85% stones, a D-shaped spread of stony fulacht fiadh material, and a series of shallow trenches 50-100mm deep crossing the spread, forming cultivation ridges. The remainder of this monument still survives intact beneath the surface outside the area of the roadtake. Site was excavated by C. Duffy in 1995 under excavation licence no. 95E092. Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien Date of upload: 17 December 2007