County: Meath Site name: O Growney National School, Townparks, Athboy
Sites and Monuments Record No.: ME029-027 MH029-023 Licence number: 14E0013
Author: Donald Murphy
Site type: Non-archaeological
Period/Dating: —
ITM: E 671132m, N 763946m
Latitude, Longitude (decimal degrees): 53.620498, -6.924811
Testing was carried out at O Growney National School, O Growney Street, Athboy, Co. Meath prior to the construction of a new school building and associated facilities. The site is located outside of but in close proximity to the historic town of Athboy (ME029-023) which is located c.100m to the north-east and a burial site (ME029-027) which was located directly north of the site. The site is located within the curtilage of a protected structure (RPS MH029-205 & NIAH No. 14324010) which is described as a ‘detached T-plan national school', built in 1949.
Thirteen trenches were excavated across the footprint of the proposed new building and associated site development by a mechanical excavator working under archaeological supervision. All trenches indicated similar stratigraphy with topsoil above a very stony grey/brown boulder clay. No deposits of archaeological significance were identified.
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