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Children's burial ground in Cashel South

Children's burial ground
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Located c. 1km NE of Carrowwilkin. According to local tradition, a rath (SL037-093----) was used up to the 1900s as a burial ground for unbaptised children. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Sligo' compiled by Ursula Egan, Elizabeth Byrne, Mary Sleeman with Sheila Ronan and Connie Murphy (Dublin Stationery Office, 2005). Date of upload: 18 January 2008

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