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Claremorris commemorative stone marks workhouse burial ground

The commemorative stone marking the site of the burial ground where Famine and workshouse victims were buried in Claremorris.
The commemorative stone marking the site of the burial ground where Famine and workshouse victims were buried in Claremorris.

In remembrance of the people from Claremorris that were buried during the pre and post Famine years at the site of the new Link Road from Mount Street to the Railway Station, a special commemoration was held on Sunday 2 June.