Sites and Monuments Record · Ireland
Burial
Athlone And Bigmeadow, County Westmeath, Ireland
The record
- Townland
- Athlone And Bigmeadow
- County
- Westmeath
- Country
- Ireland
- Latest-edition OS map
- Not indicated
- SMR number
- WM029-042093-
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The National Monuments Service's description
Unlocated burial on Connolly Street, Athlone town. According to the files in the National Museum of Ireland in July 1992 human remains were discovered in the back garden of a dwelling house at Connolly Street, Athlone, Co. Westmeath (Cahill & Sikora 2011, vol. 2, 518). They were apparently found in a ditch, described as measuring 0.9m x 1.2m oriented north-east/south-west. The remains were given to Mr Gearoid O'Brien of Westmeath County Library, who handed them over to the NMI. The remains consisted of part of a child's skull, an adult skull and portion of a long bone of an animal. Their original disposition in the trench is not known (1992:25.1-3). According to Mr O'Brien the ditch may have been related to entrenchments made at the time of the siege of Athlone in 1691 (NMI File).
Compiled by: Caimin O'Brien
Date of upload: 08 December 2010
References
Cahill, M. and Sikora, M. (eds) 2011 Breaking ground, finding graves - reports on the excavations of burials by the National Museum of Ireland, 1927-2006, 2 vols. Dublin. Wordwell Ltd. in association with the National Museum of Ireland.