What is recorded here

Children's burial ground in Kilcurkree is a children's burial ground in Kilcurkree, County Tipperary, Ireland. The 1840 name books identify it as a graveyard for infants called faustemple. It occupies flat pasture in undulating countryside, but no remains are visible at ground level today.

Situated on flat pasture in undulating countryside. Depicted as a 'Children's Burial Ground' on the 1st edition OS 6-inch map and referred to in the OS Name Books (1840) as a graveyard for infants called 'faustemple'. No visible remains at ground level. 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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