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Grave Yard

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

Grave Yard in County Clare, Ireland is a children's burial ground, though no visible marker or account survives to confirm the ages or fates of those buried there. The land may have absorbed infants taken by fever, birth, or hunger while adults were carried elsewhere or forgotten altogether. That absence is not emptiness; it is a room where young lives ended before they could be named, and the territory still holds their weight.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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