What is recorded here

Clonee is a small village in County Meath where human remains emerged during building work in July 1965. The graves lay without stone lining on the south side of Main Street, marked only by clay pipe stems in the soil. They may belong to the medieval chapel or to a later burial time, leaving the dead suspended between ages rather than named in one.

Located on the S side of the Main Street of Clonee village. In July 1965 human remains were discovered on a building site. There was no evidence for stones that might have formed the grave lining and the graves appeared to be simple dug graves. A number of clay pipe stems were found in the fill. They were thought to be post-seventeenth-century in date (Cahill & Sikora 2011, vol. 2, 283-284) but may be connected with the medieval chapel (ME051-007----) and its graveyard (ME051-007001-). Compiled by: Geraldine Stout Date of upload: 12 March 2013

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