What is recorded here

Kilnatulla Grave Yard is a children's burial ground on a Clare hillock where small moss-covered flags still mark the places where infants slept. The site appeared on maps in 1842 and remained visible enough in 1915 to be called disused rather than forgotten. Its steep slopes, narrow gorge and pasture setting suggest a place chosen for separation, witness and care.

Prominently sited on a hillock with long and moderately steep-sided slopes to S and W, a narrow gorge (aligned NE-SW) to N and a short but steep slope to E. In pasture overlooking lower narrow valley to S. Listed as ‘Burial Ground’ in the SMR (1992) and the RMP (1996). Hachured and named ‘Kinatulla Grave Yard (for children)’ on the 1842 ed. OS 6-inch map and ‘Kinatulla Children’s Burial Gd. (Disused)’ on the 1915 ed. An irregularly shaped spread (7m NE-SW; 3m NW-SE) of small moss and grass-covered flags may be fallen or displaced grave markers. 3m to the SW is a possible church site (CL006-042019-). Several large unworked boulders dumped on the interior at E may also be displaced grave markers. Compiled by: Mary Tunney and Ros Ó Maoldúin Date of upload: 14 September 2021

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