Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Lisbabe, County Kerry, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Lisbabe
- County
- Kerry
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- NULL
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 52.08451, -9.34580
- SMR number
- KE059-019003-
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Shown on 4 historical map sheets, the earliest the 1790 "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).
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The National Monuments Service's description
In the SW quadrant of a rath (KE059-019001-). In the 1940s it was recorded that 'long ago...unbaptised babies' were buried here and 'ever since it is called Lisbaby or the baby fort' (Schools Manuscript, Co. Kerry). There are no visible remains of any graves or grave-markers though some humps and hollows and a random scatter of stones occur in the SW quadrant of the rath. According to Dennehy (1997, 147), burials took place in the centre of the rath but, due to disturbance by farm machinery, 'no evidence to indicate the presence of burials could be found'. Dennehy also noted that the burial ground 'has not been used for at least 100 years' (ibid.). A possible souterrain (KE059-019002-) is also recorded in the SW quadrant of this rath.
Compiled by: Elizabeth Byrne, Ursula Egan and Sheila Ronan, Archaeological Survey Unit, University College, Cork.
Date of upload: 31 January 2011
Nearby in the register
- Souterrainunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.