What is recorded here

Grave Yard in County Mayo, Ireland is a children's burial ground, a quiet place where young lives ended before they could grow tall. The land may have swallowed infants taken by fever, hunger or birth itself, leaving parents with no warning and no time to prepare. What is certain is that the area still belongs to the dead, and visiting it means entering a place where joy was cut short and grief has had centuries to settle into the soil.

The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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