County: Wexford Site name: WEXFORD: St Michael's Graveyard, Kevin Barry St.
Sites and Monuments Record No.: N/A Licence number: 94E202, 94E198
Author: Georgina Scally
Site type: Graveyard
Period/Dating: Post Medieval (AD 1600-AD 1750)
ITM: E 704927m, N 620150m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 52.322943, -6.460757
In late December a one-week excavation was carried out at the site of St. Michael's Graveyard, Wexford town. The excavation was necessitated by the collapse of the eastern boundary wall of the graveyard. A total of 12m length, 1m width and up to 2m depth was excavated but much of the material was very disturbed. A small number of in situ burials was uncovered, these were primarily leg and feet bones and appeared to be of post-medieval date. A single grave cut into the natural sand was filled with the redeposited remains of up to c. three individuals. Funding was provided by the contractor.
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