What is recorded here

Killeenaskeagh is an ecclesiastical enclosure in County Mayo, Ireland. It contains a children's burial ground and a broken rotary quern, marking it as a place of worship, death and daily work. The low stone wall still stands in level pasture, holding a small chamber and a larger yard where people once gathered, prayed and buried their youngest.

In level pasture. Subrectangular area (18.4m N-S; 33m E-W) [recte. c. 50m E-W; c. 40m NNE-SSW at W end, c. 30m NNE-SSW at E end] enclosed by low stone wall of dump construction. Smaller rectangular area (8.9m N-S; 7.6m E-W), also enclosed by low stone wall, adjoins S side of larger area. Fragment of rotary quern amongst rubble. Children's burial ground (MA118-047002-) in interior. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 585. Date of upload: 21 November 2013

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