What is recorded here

Lisheenadrine Childrens Burial Gd. marks a lost ringfort in County Galway where children may have slept beneath the soil. The name survives on old maps although no trace remains visible, suggesting the earth forgot what human memory kept.

Associated with a ringfort (GA043-136----). Although named on OS 6-inch maps, no visible surface trace of the CBG survives. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

Children's Burial Ground, likely medieval in date, associated with a ringfort; its significance lies in its rare designation as a site specifically for children’s burials, offering insight into medieval burial practices and community structures.

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