Fulacht fia in Killoran (moyne Par.)

Situated on flat bogland. The fulacht fia consisted of a rectangular-shaped plank-lined trough (dims 2.4m x 1.75m x 0.6m) with a roughly circular spread of burnt material (dims. 19.5m x 19m) with a dense deposit of charcoal directly E of the trough. A saddle quern (dims. 0.23m x 0.15m x 0.55m) was found in the peat directly W of the site at a depth of 0.3m below the level of the trough. From a technical assessment of the volume of the mound material the excavator suggested a possible figure of 3167-3967 firings over the life of the site. (Ó Néill 1999, Killoran 240, 78-81) The above description is derived from 'The Archaeological Inventory of County Tipperary. Vol. 1 - North Tipperary' compiled by Jean Farrelly and Caimin O'Brien (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2002). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 22 September 2008