Burial ground, Craggaunboy, Co. Clare

Co. Clare |

Burial Grounds

Burial ground, Craggaunboy, Co. Clare

In the townland of Craggaunboy in County Clare, a burial ground sits on the archaeological record with almost nothing attached to its name.

It has been noted, catalogued, and assigned a monument number, yet the details that would normally accompany such a listing, its age, its extent, any associated finds or structures, remain effectively out of public reach for now.

Craggaunboy is a small rural townland in Clare, a county whose landscape is threaded with early Christian grave plots, penal-era cemeteries, and older burial sites whose origins are difficult to date without excavation. Many of these places were once associated with a particular family, a local saint, or a medieval parish that has long since been reorganised out of existence. Some are simple enclosures with little more than a few rough stones to mark them; others preserve the remnants of a small church or chapel. Without further detail, it is impossible to say which category this particular ground falls into, or whether it belongs to any recognisable type at all. That absence of information is itself telling. Sites like this one are not uncommon in Ireland, places that are known to exist, known to matter in some way, but whose stories have not yet been fully recovered or made available.

Rated 0 out of 5

Visitor Notes

Review type for post source and places source type not found
Added by
Picture of Pete F
Pete F
IrishHistory.com is passionate about helping people discover and connect with the rich stories of their local communities.
Please use the form below to submit any photos you may have of Burial ground, Craggaunboy, Co. Clare. We're happy to take any suggested edits you may have too. Please be advised it will take us some time to get to these submissions. Thank you.
Name
Email
Message
Upload images/documents
Maximum file size: 100 MB
If you'd like to add an image or a PDF please do it here.

Advertisement