What is recorded here

Childrens Burial Ground stands in County Mayo, Ireland, a quiet field where small lives ended before they could learn the shape of the world. The children may have played on that soil, laughed at rain or chased birds before fever or hunger took them. Their parents wept, dug holes and buried them without coffins, perhaps without markers, trusting the earth to keep what life had rejected. The ground remembers every child it swallowed, even when people forgot their names.

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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