What is recorded here

Leaby holds a burial ground where dead people have rested since before written records. Local tradition still points to the grave site, suggesting continuous human memory at that exact spot. The land may have witnessed births, deaths and seasonal rituals for generations. Such places preserve life through absence, keeping human time visible long after names fade.

The following description is derived from both the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1986) and the 'Archaeological Survey of County Louth' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1991). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 17 July 2007 Local tradition of graveyard at Leaby. (IFC Schools MSS 677,3).

The monument record does not grant public access. Check the route and ask the landowner before entering private land.