Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Children's burial ground
Derrynabrock, County Mayo, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Derrynabrock
- County
- Mayo
- Country
- Ireland
- First-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- Coordinates
- 53.96037, -8.61826
- SMR number
- MA064-003002-
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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
At a possible rath (MA064-003001-). Aldridge (1969) recorded that this rath was used as children’s burial ground. No graves are now evident in the interior. Immediately to SW of the rath, there is a low, irregular-shaped heap (max. dim. c. 4-5m) of stones adjacent to an ash tree; according to local tradition, these stones may mark graves.
Compiled by: Jane O'Shaughnessy
Date of upload: 26 June 2020
References
Aldridge, R.B. 1969 Notes on children's burial grounds in Mayo. Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland 99, 83-87.
Nearby in the register
- Ringfort - rathunder 1 mi
- Ringfort - rath1 mi
- Children's burial ground1 mi
- Ringfort - cashel2 mi
Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.