What is recorded here

Burial in Borris (roscrea Par.) is a burial in Borris (roscrea Par.), County Tipperary, Ireland. The human remains lay east to west with the head toward the west, three and a half to four feet down in sandy soil. No grave mark or protecting stones appeared, so the find was not examined further.

According to the National Museum of Ireland Correspondence Registers (IA/110/65) in the townland of Borris 'A burial found in a drain, extended east-west (head in west) 3 1/2 - 4 ft deep in sandy soil. No trace of a grave, no protecting stones - not examined further' (Cahill & Sikora 2011, vol. 2, 515). The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008

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