What is recorded here

Inchincoosh holds a children's burial ground where low uninscribed markers protrude through stony ground, hidden beneath trees and undergrowth. Locals still call it the cillín, a name that separates the dead children from ordinary adult graves and gives them their own small keeping place. The site may have served families who lost babies before record-keeping reached the area, marking grief that never entered formal lists.

In an enclosure (KE085-008----). Numerous low uninscribed grave-markers, covered by trees and undergrowth, protrude from the stony interior of the enclosure. It is known locally as 'the cillín'. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Kerry. Volume I: South-West Kerry' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2009). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload: 30 May 2011

A cillín (children's burial ground), likely dating to the early modern period (17th–19th century). These sites were used for the burial of unbaptized or stillborn children and reflect historical Christian burial practices and local traditions.

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