Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Urraghry, County Galway, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Urraghry
- County
- Galway
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- GA087-265----
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The National Monuments Service's description
In October 1951 a human skull was discovered during County Council construction work at Urraghry, near Aughrim, Co. Galway. A mechanical excavator was being used to clean the Shanvilla river, and the skull, apparently bearing a perforation, was found at a depth of c. 0.8m below the river bed. The site was reported to the NMI by the Gardaí at Ballinasloe, who believed it to be some remains from the battle of Aughrim. The site was not investigated (pers. comm. M. Cahill and M. Sikora, NMI).
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