Pit-burial in Corelish West

The precise location of this pit burial within the townland has not been identified. The burial was found in a sand pit in the townland of Corelish West, in the vicinity of Pallasgreen. According to a letter 19/08/1934 to the director of the National Museum of Ireland, the site consisted of roughly circular-shaped pits (D 3ft [0.9m]) each capped by a single stone were discovered. They contained small bones and ashes, with one of the diagnostic bones later identified as the mandible of a juvenile (NMI Topographical Files). Not known of locally. Compiled by: Alison McQueen and Vera Rahilly Date of upload: 21 July 2020

Pit-burial in Corelish West is a prehistoric inhumation burial, likely dating to the Neolithic or Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early funerary practices in the Pallasgreen area, though its exact cultural context remains unclear due to limited recorded details.