What is recorded here

Indicated is a children's burial ground in County Cavan, Ireland. The Relic Field holds bones near the Rag River, marking a place where young lives ended before records began. Soil and water have touched what hands once placed there. The field still keeps the shape of that loss, waiting for someone to remember without fearing it.

Known as 'The Relic Field' (local information) this is traditionally believed to be the site of an ancient burial ground. A number of bones are said to have been found at the Rag River, 210m W of the reputed burial ground. (ITA Survey 1941; Davies 1948, 94) The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cavan' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1995). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 December 2008

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