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Toberaniddaun Childrens Burial Gd

Children's burial ground

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Toberaniddaun Childrens Burial Gd is a children's burial ground in County Clare, Ireland, where the smallest lives were returned to the earth. The name itself admits the tragedy before explanation, marking a place set apart for babies and young children rather than adults. Such grounds often appeared where fever, birth danger or crowded poverty took the weakest first. The field may have seemed ordinary at a distance, but beneath its grass lay rows of tiny bodies and the unchanged love of the people who buried them.
The Archaeological Survey of Ireland (ASI) is in the process of providing information on all monuments on The Historic Environment Viewer (HEV). Currently the information for this record has not been uploaded. To access available information for research purposes please make an appointment in advance with the Archive Unit (open Fridays 10.00 am – 5.00 pm), Department of Housing, Local Government and Heritage, The Custom House, Dublin 1 D01W6XO or email NMarchive@housing.gov.ie.

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