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Killeenaskeagh

Children's burial ground

What is recorded here

Killeenaskeagh is a children's burial ground in County Mayo, Ireland. The subrectangular pasture holds many low grave markers beside an older ecclesiastical enclosure. Small deaths still belong there, marked only by grass and stone after all the names have left.
In pasture. Subrectangular area (18.4m N-S; 33m E-W), adjoining S side of ecclesiastical enclosure (MA118-047001-), contains many low grave markers. The above description has been derived from D. Lavelle (compiler), An Archaeological Survey of Ballinrobe and District including Lough Mask and Lough Carra. Lough Mask and Lough Carra Tourist Development Association (1994), No. 668. Date of upload: 21 November 2013

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