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Burial in Bartragh

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Burial in Bartragh is a burial in Bartragh, County Sligo, Ireland. Human bones appeared in the sand near Cnoc na gCorp during a 1964 find, but the exact spot has become lost. The remains lacked grave goods, leaving only the bare fact that death once touched that coastal edge.
Human bones were found in 1964 in this townland in the sand c. 400m from the high water mark at a place known locally as Cnoc na gCorp (SMR (1989) file). No grave goods. Not located. Compiled by: Patrick F. O'Donovan Date of upload: 19 Janaury 2011

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