Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Skahard, County Limerick, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Skahard
- County
- Limerick
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Site of Killanoher Burial Gd. (1840)
- Coordinates
- 52.60115, -8.50273
- SMR number
- LI014-073----
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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
Situated on a NE-facing slope in gently rolling pasture with good views to N, S and SE. Marked on 1840 OS map as a circular area (diam. c. 20m) named 'site of Killavoher Burial Ground.' According to the OS Letter Books 'children were buried here until about the year 1800, when the place was cultivated.' According to Lynch (1911-1913, 26) two whitethorn bushes mark the site of 'Cill a' bhothair, the church of the road'; also according to Lynch (1896, 449) 'many years ago some human bones- but not of children- were found near this kyle.'. There was no evident trace of the monument when the site was inspected.
Compiled by: Denis Power
Date of upload: 24 June 2013
References
Lynch, J. F. 1911-13 Notes on Place Names in North East of County Limerick, North Munster Antiquaries Journal 2, 23-28
Lynch, J.F. 1896 Caherconlish. Journal of the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society 2, 307-316, 345-360, 385-392, 443-449 & 467-477
Nearby in the register
- Cairn - unclassifiedunder 1 mi
- Enclosureunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Standing stoneunder 1 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.