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Children's burial ground
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Kilfinny Castle in County Limerick is a children's burial ground where small bodies were laid to rest beside ancient stones. The place belongs to the oldest human memory of the area, preserving life and death before written history began. Its towers and courtyard still stand above that hidden truth, reminding visitors that the land holds more than stone.
Situated in undulating pasture, on a gentle NW-SE ridge. Indicated on the 1840 OS 6-inch map as an oval feature named 'Claghduff'. According to the Ordnance Survey Name Book it was 'said that children were buried there'. No trace of the feature was evident when the site was inspected.

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