What is recorded here

Soldiers Graves marks the northern burial site from the Battle of Ballinamuck, fought on 8 September 1798 in County Longford. By 1976 the field had swallowed most of the shape, leaving only a faint rise where young men bled into the soil. The land remembers what hands forgot.

Situated in the area of the 'Battlefield', scene of the battle of Ballinamuck which took place on the 8th September 1798 (see LF002-011001-). This is the N of the two graves marked as 'Soldiers Graves' on the OS 25-inch plan (surveyed 1911). When inspected, in 1976, there was no visible surface trace except for a very slight rise (SMR file). Compiled by: Paul Walsh Date of upload: 25 January 2013

Irish rebels and British forces fought at the Battle of Ballinamuck on 8 September 1798; the British victory ended significant rebel resistance in County Longford, marking a turning point in the suppression of the 1798 Rebellion.

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