County: Laois Site name: Derrygarran, Co. Laois
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR LA013-125 Licence number: —
Author: —
Site type: Graves of indeterminate date
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 649140m, N 701517m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.062030, -7.266865
In February 2000 human remains were discovered during quarrying operations at Derrygarran, Co. Laois.153 The site was reported to the Gardaí at Portlaoise, but the National Museum was not informed until April of that year. The site had previously been inspected by the state pathologist, Professor John Harbison, and his analysis of the bones indicated that they were the remains of a young adult aged 18–25 years at death. A site investigation was carried out by Mary Cahill in April. The skeleton was apparently found at the base of the topsoil, at a depth of 0.3–0.45m below the original ground level. There was no indication of the presence of other burials on the site and it was not possible to investigate the find-place of this burial, as the area had been completely disturbed. The remains (2000:11) were handed over to the Museum by Professor John Harbison.
153. Parish of Straboe, barony of Maryborough East. SMR LA013-125——. IGR 249201 201484.
