Burial ground

The National Monuments Service's description

Burials located in the village of Killeigh to the N of the Parochial House and 40m SW of boundary of St. Patrick's R. C. church and graveyard. The burials may form part of the burial ground associated with nearby R. C. church and graveyard. Test trenching under licence no. 06E0356 was carried out as part of a pre-planning schedule for a housing development within the zone of potential for ecclesiastical remains of Killeigh, Co. Offaly. A series of trenches were excavated by mechanical digger at the house sites, road networks and green spaces. A number of burials were uncovered in Trenches 1 and 2 at the east of the proposed development. These are limited to the east of the site and the development plans have been adjusted to allow a 10m buffer zone around these features. No excavation will take place within this area. After recording the burials, they were covered in geotextile and the trenches were backfilled. The burials were on average 0.4m below ground level and were orientated east–west (Purcell 2006).

Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien

Date of upload: 3 October 2016