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Children's burial ground in Derreen Upper

Children's burial ground
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Within ringfort (GA031-031----). According to local information, there was a CBG in S half of the rath; no visible surface trace survives. A still-born child was buried here 50 years ago, and there is no recollection of its use within the last 25 years. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. II - North Galway'. Compiled by Olive Alcock, Kathy de hÓra and Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1999). Date of upload: 05 August 2010

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