What is recorded here

Labbamolaga East hides two burials where quarrying broke open a sand pit in 1948. O'Kelly found a polygonal cist and a damaged bowl-shaped hole holding an inverted urn decorated with oblique strokes and lenticular bosses. The cremated bones inside had already scattered and vanished before investigation began. Nioclàs Ó Duinnín recently identified the exact spot, returning visibility to what the quarry had erased.

The location of two burials discovered in the townland of Labbamolaga East has been recently identified by local historian, Nioclàs Ó Duinnín. Discovered in 1948 during quarrying in a sand pit. Investigated by O'Kelly (1950, 15-20) who found pit cut into top W side of polygonal cist (CO010-00401-). Quarrying prior to investigation damaged simple bowl-shaped pit (diam. 2ft 6in; D 1ft 6in); this contained inverted Encrusted Urn (reconstructed H c. 16in) which originally covered cremated bones; these had been scattered and lost. Rim of urn rounded; internal bevel carries rows of short oblique incisions on narrow raised bands; externally ornamented with row of oblique strokes; remainder of external surface applied with lenticular bosses in staggered horizontal rows; a coarse ware, buff to red in colour (Kavanagh 1973, 537); Doody 1986, Cork No. 38; Waddell 1990, 61-2). The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Cork. Volume 4: North Cork' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 2000). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Compiled by: Denis Power Revised by: Caimin O'Brien based on details provided by James O'Brien and Nioclàs Ó Duinnín Date of revised upload: 22 February 2022

Urn burial in Labbamolaga East is a Bronze Age burial site, dating to approximately 2000–500 BCE. Its significance lies in providing evidence of early funerary practices and human settlement in the region during the Bronze Age.

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