What is recorded here

On top of a hillock in grassland, overlooking woodland to the S. Circular rath (diam. 55m), in fair condition, defined by a bank which is breached by numerous gaps. A children’s burial ground (GA094-062001-) lies within the interior. (Athy 1914, 139; McCaffrey 1952, 123, no. 24) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 3 April 2018

Rathcommon, Rinville West is a circular early-medieval ringfort, likely dating to between the 5th and 10th centuries, situated on a hillock with a children’s burial ground within its enclosure. Local tradition associates such sites with fairy forts, believed to be entrances to the Otherworld in Irish folklore.

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