What is recorded here

Killorglin, 24 recorded a children's burial ground near the Cottoners and Laune rivers, but farm buildings now occupy the place where small lives may have been laid to rest. The loss is not merely architectural; it is a reminder that adulthood often proceeds by covering up the tender parts of history. Perhaps that is why the area still feels heavy, as if the ground remembers what the buildings have forgotten.

Killeen Burial Ground: A complex of farm buildings now occupies the site of this burial ground, which is located a short distance S of the confluence of the Cottoners and Laune rivers. The site was marked on the first edition of the OS map as a small rectangular enclosure, but was indicated only as 'site of' on the second edition. It is noted in the OSNB as a children's burial ground (Killorglin, 24). The above description is derived from A. O'Sullivan and J. Sheehan (compilers), 'The Iveragh peninsula: an archaeological survey of South Kerry'. Cork University Press (1996), no. 1043. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 July 2013

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