Urn burial in Unknown

A number of urns were discovered in the Ring/Old Parish area in the 1870s. At least two were discovered in cists close to each other during 1873, and there was evidence of a hearth (WA036-019002-) nearby (Anon. 1874-5, 436-7, 481). A vase urn and a sherd of another from this discovery are preserved in the National Musuem of Ireland. (Waddell 1990, 146; O Ríordáin and Waddell (1993, 139). Anon. (1874-5) Porceedings. JRSAI, vol. 13, 95-105, 151-82, 238-84, 367-80, 433-9, 475-86. O’Ríordáin, B. and Waddell, J. (1993) The funerary bowls and vases of the Irish Bronze Age. Galway University Press. Waddell, J. (1990) The Bronze Age burials of Ireland. Galway University Press. Date of upload: 6th October, 2011 Compiled by: Michael Moore

Urn burial; likely dates to the Bronze Age. The presence of multiple urns in cists and a nearby hearth suggests a small burial or ritual site, reflecting funerary practices of the period.