Fulacht fia

The National Monuments Service's description

One of a group of six fulachtaí fia (LI013-229-/230/231/232/233/234----). Identified as fulacht fia 2 (Site B) by Noel Dunne during archaeological monitoring of a dual carriageway constructed as part of the Dell Factory Development, County Limerick. Excavated under license 98E0433 by Dunne (2000, 159), the results of which were summarised as following; ‘The burnt spread measured 9.5m x 7.5m and covered eleven hollows of varying shapes and sizes. Some of these are likely to have been natural depressions; some may have been modified; and others are likely to have been entirely man-made’ (www.excavations.ie 1999, No.483).

See attached location map taken from excavation report

Compiled by: Martin Fitzpatrick

Date upload: 2 July 20

References

Dunne, N. 2001 An Archaeological excavation report for phase 6 extension to the Raheen Industrial Park in the townland of Ballycummin, Co. Limerick. Unpublished excavation report licence No. 98E9433 submitted to the National Monuments Section, Heritage and Planning Division, Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government, Dublin.

Dunne, N. 2000 Ballycummin: Fulachta fiadh and 19th-century trackway. In I. Bennett (ed.) Excavations 1999: summary accounts of archaeological excavations in Ireland, 159, No. 483. Bray. Wordwell.