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Court tomb in Ballyglass (tirawley By., Doonfeeny Par.)

Court tomb

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Court tomb in Ballyglass (tirawley By., Doonfeeny Par.) stands in County Mayo, Ireland. Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin recorded the megalthic tomb in Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1964). The court tomb holds dead people from before written history. Its stones still mark the edge of human memory in west Ireland.
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1964) Date of upload: 30 December 2011
Court tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). These tombs are significant as early communal burial sites and reflect the megalithic traditions of west Ireland.

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