Lisheen Grave Yard

In a rath (MA015-003001-). According to the OS Letters, this was ‘a burying place for unbaptised children, called Lishín –Lisheen.’ (O'Flanagan 1927, 196). It is named ‘Lisheen Grave Yard’ on the 1838 OS 6-inch map, and ‘Lisheen (Children’s Burial Gd.) on the 1922 edition. In the centre of the rath interior, there is a single upright, uninscribed slab (H 0.7m; W 0.6m NW-SE; T 0.06m) and to NE of this, a number of smaller stones which barely protruding above the surface. These stones may mark the locations of graves. Compiled by: Jane O’Shaughnessy Date of upload: 13 November 2018