- Dookinelly (Thulis), Co. Mayo, Mayo

In August 1968 human remains were noticed exposed in a section on the shore near Dookinelly village on Achill Island, Co. Mayo.¹⁸⁷ The site was on a high point overlooking the shore and was locally regarded as a burial place for unbaptised children. It was known as ‘Páistín Marbh’. It was reported to the NMI by Mr Gareth Llwyd Jones, a visitor to the area, and was investigated by Mr Patrick Healy on the Museum’s behalf. According to Healy, the graves were clearly marked with low piles of stones, 0.1–0.2m in height. The piles of stone at the highest point (to the north) are smaller, irregular and overgrown with grassy sod, while those to the south are more regular and rectangular and appear to be more recent. They are generally aligned in a north-east/south-west direction. The site was not excavated.

187. Parish of Achill, barony of Burrishoole. OS 6in. sheet 54. Children’s burial ground, SMR 054-019——, IGR 65660 303470.