County: Laois Site name: Knocknagroagh, Co. Laois
Sites and Monuments Record No.: SMR LA008-065 Licence number: —
Author: —
Site type: Graves of indeterminate date
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 647237m, N 703579m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.080728, -7.294959
In October 2000 portions of a human skull were discovered in dredged material from the River Triogue at Knocknagroagh, Co. Laois.155 The site was investigated by the state pathologist, Dr John Harbison, and the Museum was not informed until after this time. A site visit was then carried out by Mary Cahill. Unfortunately the site had been heavily disturbed at this stage, and no further remains were recovered.
155 Parish of Borris, barony of Maryborough East. SMR LA008-065——. IGR 247297 203546
