What is recorded here
Within an oval-shaped pit (dims. 22.4m N-S) , human remains and fragments of a bagpipe were found. Possibly a musician of the O'Mores or O'Kelly's who died in battle on the Hill of Vengeance.
Reference to burials here, described by O'Byrne in 1856 as 'There is a gravel pit situate between the Hill of Vengeance and the 'war-pits' in which was heard the music of a bagpipe by men employed in carting out gravel; on the next day they discovered human remains and the fragments of a bagpipe; consequently the pit is called the Piper's Pit' (O'Byrne 156, 11-12).
The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Laois' (Dublin Stationery Office, 1995) compiled by P. David Sweetman, Olive Alcock and Bernie Moran. In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research.
Date of upload: 17 December 2007
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