Pagan or Christian? Excavation of a hilltop cemetary at Cross, Co. Galway

The discovery of a previously undocumented burial-ground attracts human interest. We feel a certain sensitivity among the surroundings, unfortunately all too often from some deep- rooted memory of our own attendance at the funerals of family or friends. Deep within ourselves we realise that we too, in some form, will come to rest in a similar environment. The nature of that final rest will depend…