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At least they were marked, unlike the children’s graveyard in an industrial school or cess pit of a mothers and child home

About 150m South West from Kenmare Stone Circle there is "Killeen Burial Ground (disused)" marked on the 25" map. I wonder if this is the place ?

"... Dotted across the countryside around us, and throughout Ireland, are the loneliest places on earth. These are the cillíní – the children’s graveyards. A cill (kill) is a monk’s cell or church site, cillín (killeen) is the diminutive and cillíní (killeenee) is the plural: small churches. Ironically, the cillíní despite their names were usually non-church sites. They were burial grounds reserved for unbaptised children (those who died before they could be baptised or were perhaps born out of wedlock), pregnant women (because they were carrying unbaptised children), unrepentant murderers, suicides, shipwreck victims and strangers – anyone, in short, who was not ‘saved’ or whose baptismal status was ambiguous or unknown. They were used into the twentieth century. ... ..."
From - roaringwaterjournal.com/2013/10/27/unknown-souls/

The days when limbo wasn't just a dance.

beachcomber australia I hope that is the place. It's good to think of the little graveyard being so close to a stone circle.

beachcomber australia This likely the correct place, on the bank of the River Finnihy (note spelling) as Killeen is derived from Cellini as you said.
“It appears that it has taken many years for Ireland to be no longer ashamed of Cillín, possibly facilitated and assisted by the passing of time since 1994 when the Catholic Church lifted the prohibition on unbaptised being buried in consecrated ground

The Schools Collection of the National Folklore Collection has many references to ‘Cillín’ and ‘Killeen’ which hopefully I will study in the coming weeks. The Irish Examiner noted in 2014 of some Cillíní being brought back and recognised by the community. It is reported that there are 1,444 Cillíní on the island of Ireland – my expectation would have been a significantly greater number”

readingthesigns.weebly.com/blog/remembering-the-cillini-t...

The castle-like building is the RIC Barracks. That’s the old train line from Cahirsiveen to Valentia Harbour which operated 1893 to 1960. The left bank is known as “over the water” to the people of Cahirsiveen.

Streetview, not a very close one, but the bridges and turrety building are still there. The railway is not. The turrety yoke is the RIC barracks of 1875.

Mr Valentine ❤ visited too; Spot The Differences ...

From - catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000046259

The box girder bridge is from 1893.

Looks like all the principal features except the railway station have survived: both bridges and the barracks are extant

Still there in 2018! www.flickr.com/photos/catb/44537004615/in/photolist-2aRzMPV

Seems to have lost a bit of height since Mr French's day. Droneview - youtu.be/BjhUwk1_fNo (from about 3:58)

Mr French was up something tall; but what? Streetview - goo.gl/maps/nwyGMGPkRfRzzTuG6

Was he up the church tower (which seems to have disappeared)? catalogue.nli.ie/Record/vtls000322348 (reverse view) Edit - there are workman's ladders up to the weathervane, which maybe is how Mr French gained access.

The church was demolished in the 1950s. Interesting story here - www.patrickcomerford.com/2017/02/finding-former-parish-ch... " ... Killehenny Church was built as the parish church in Ballybunion on a site donated by HB Harene, close to the cliffs, and was consecrated in 1858. In 1883, the parish was united with Rattoo, and the first rector of the new union was the Revd Cecil Richard Hoggins, a former naval chaplain. Hoggins was succeeded by the Revd Charles Edward Fry. Later, it was recalled, ‘the rector suffered terribly from shyness. His manner was painfully nervous.’ In 1922, the parish was joined with Listowel. By then, Killehenny Church and its clocktower had become familiar landmarks in Ballybunion. But for almost a century, the church was battered by the weather and the elements. A local historian, Russell McMorran of Tralee, mused that it must have been an exciting experience going to church there on a stormy, winter’s day. After almost 100 years, the decision was taken in 1957 to close the church and to demolish it. ..."