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Burial in Mooretown (slane Lower By.)

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Late in 1916 human bones were discovered just beneath the sod during quarrying at Mooretown near Ardee. Twelve slab-lined graves, generally aligned W-E with the heads at the W, were identified. Only partial skeletal remains including the skulls of two adult males were recovered. The precise location was not known for a long time, but local information now places is on a rise on a gentle W-facing slope. (MacAlister 1916; MacAlister and Holtby 1917) Compiled by: Michael Moore Date of upload: 3 August 2022

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