Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Cist
Kilrainy, County Kildare, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Kilrainy
- County
- Kildare
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- KD002-014----
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The National Monuments Service's description
According to O'Leary (1899-1902, 330), a cist containing the crouched skeleton of a female child together with a food vessel containing ashes was found in 1854 by a ploughman in an upland field which sloped to the S. The precise location is unknown.
Compiled by: Gearóid Conroy
Date of upload: 10 June 2011
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