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Dermot and Granias Bed

Wedge tomb

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Dermot and Granias Bed is a wedge tomb in County Clare, Ireland, where ancient stones still tilt across the land like a forgotten invitation. People may have gathered there to bury their dead, mark a boundary, or watch the sky change, but the name suggests a story about two humans and a shared resting place. The tomb does not need a warning or a legend to feel alive because it is an ordinary human act made strange by time.
See linked document with details from Ruaidhrí de Valera and Seán Ó Nualláin, Survey of the Megalithic Tombs of Ireland. Volume I. County Clare. (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1961) Date of upload: 30 December 2011
Portal dolmen; likely dates to the Early Bronze Age. Its significance lies in contributing to the understanding of megalithic funerary practices in the region.

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