At Queen's University Belfast, more than 650 sets of remains mostly those of teens and infants removed from the site are being examined in an effort to uncover information about life as far back as the fourth century.

The size of the remnants and the fact that the location was unrecorded make the hamlet north of Roscommon town noteworthy, according to archaeologists.

A member of the Roscommon town team named Marie Gilhooley recalls, “We just felt that it should be commemorated in some way.”

“There were 655 sets of remains found there and there wasn't even a monument to commemorate them.”

Positioned on a high spot, the newly carved stone is situated along N61, which leads from Roscommon town towards Boyle.

For a year, local stonemason Mark Feeley painted scenes from the lives of the men, women, and children residing in the Ranelagh community.

“I tried to give them a very robust physique,” he continues. “Farmers have it hard now, but it was a lot tougher back then.”

Feeley included artefacts discovered during the dig, such as a bracelet fragment, a brooch, and a belt buckle. Various implements for farming and labour were also found.