What is recorded here

Cist in Ballinlyna Upper is a buried chamber in County Limerick, recorded among excavated graves rather than invented as a grand temple. It may have held one person, a family line, or a forgotten local authority, but the earth kept that answer hidden. The field above it has probably been worked, walked, and spoken around for centuries, while the cist waited beneath for tools sharp enough to ask its question again.

An account of this monument has been published in: Cahill, M. & Sikora, M. (2011) Breaking ground, finding graves- reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006. vol. 1, 263-269. Compiled by: Denis Power Date of upload: 15 August 2012

Cist in Ballinlyna Upper is a small stone burial chamber, typically associated with the Early Christian or Bronze Age periods in Ireland. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of early burial practices and funerary architecture in the region.

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