What is recorded here

Lisheen Childrens Burial Grounds is a sacred death place for young children, set within a living townland rather than hidden behind walls. It is not a display or a dungeon, but a quiet human boundary where joy, loss and memory still meet. To enter is to stop treating the children as fantasy and begin answering the responsibility that their names still carry.

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.