What is recorded here
Kilvoydan Childrens Burial Ground stands in County Clare, Ireland, marking a place where young lives ended and were laid to rest. The grass may hide rows of small bodies, their names lost but their brevity still vivid. To walk past is to acknowledge that childhood does not guarantee duration, even when memory fails to preserve the details.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.
The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.
- What survives
- Recorded monument
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