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Children's burial ground

Derrynabrock, County Mayo, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Children's burial ground, Derrynabrock, County Mayo, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

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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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1790 map "Composite: Ireland." (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1811 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (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

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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