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Grave Yard GA096-142---- in Moyode Demesne

Children's burial ground
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GA096-142----
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On a gentle S-facing slope in pastureland, c. 15m to the W of the Dooyertha River. This subrectangular children's burial ground (L 16.4m; Wth 12.3m) is defined by a drystone wall on its NW side but is otherwise unenclosed. Within it an irregular spread of small upright headstones mark graves.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record GA096-142

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  • Mike Searle, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.visitgalway.ie
  • National Inventory of Architectural Heritage
  • Maker not stated on source page, www.pinterest.com
  • Mac McCarron, Geograph · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Maker not stated on source page, commons.wikimedia.org
  • Maker not stated on source page, en.wikipedia.org
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