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Burial in Ceathrú An Teampaill

Burial

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Leaba na Seacht Mac Rí lies 170m down-slope from Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí in County Galway, reduced to a handful of rough stones scattered across a small pasture field. Mac Domhnaill called it a Christian graveyard in 1933, yet no marker, wall or cross remains to prove the claim. The seven sons may have bled onto that slope before being carried home, or the church may have simply absorbed their names into its own pride. Either way, the field still holds more dead than it shows.
Some 170m NW of, and down-slope from, Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí (GA119-081001-). Known locally as Leaba na Seacht Mac Rí (Robinson 1980), all that is visible are a few roughly dressed stones in a small pasture field (pers. comm. J. Waddell). Described by Mac Domhnaill, in 1933 (Topgr. Files, NMI), as a 'Christian Graveyard'. Not visited. The above description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Galway Vol. I - West Galway'. Compiled by Paul Gosling (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1993). Date of upload: 05 August 2010
A Neolithic passage tomb, likely dating to the early to middle Bronze Age, associated with the nearby megalithic complex of Teampall na Seacht Mac Rí; its significance lies in its potential connection to a broader ritual landscape in west Cork.

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