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Childrens Burial Ground — Lurgan (dunkellin By.)

Children's burial ground
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Some 20m to the E of a church (GA105-028001-). This children's burial ground consists of a rectangular area (L 32m; Wth 20m) which is defined by an earthen bank at N and E, by a scarp at S and by the townland boundary wall at W. Within the interior numerous set stones indicate graves aligned E-W. Two holy wells (GA105-029003- and GA105-029004-) lie c. 10m to the W. (McCaffrey 1952, 259, no. 19) Compiled by: Galway Archaeological Survey, UCG Date of upload: 3 September 2019

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