County: Roscommon Site name: Clooncunny, Co. Roscommon
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR RO022-146 Licence number: —
Author: —
Site type: Graves of indeterminate date
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 588552m, N 783442m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.800403, -8.173771
In January 1973 the National Museum received a report that human remains had been discovered during road-widening operations at Clooncunny, near Strokestown, Co. Roscommon.237 The discovery was reported by Mr T. Lennon, who had been on holidays in the area. According to his report, at least five skeletons were discovered at a depth of c. 1m below ground level. All of the burials were apparently aligned east/west and were spaced approximately 0.6m apart. Part of a skull and long bone (1973:2.1–2) were deposited in the Museum by Mr Lennon. According to the Roscommon County Engineer’s report, however, ‘some bones’ were discovered, and it was not clear whether these were human. He also stated that local tradition held that a monastery was located in this area. The SMR for County Roscommon notes ‘Burials’ in Clooncunny townland238 (Fredengren, forthcoming).
237. Parish of Elphin, barony of Roscommon. OS 6in. sheet 22. IGR 188599 283426.
238. SMR RO022-146——. IGR 188615 283411.
