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Labbanakinneriga

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Labbanakinneriga is a low drystone chamber in County Galway, reputedly the grave of St Cinndearg. It lies just south of the church in Ceathrú An Lisín, measures three metres long, and carries a cross at its eastern end. Local memory, not written record, gives the stones their meaning.
Immediately to the S of the church (GA119-081001-). This rectangular drystone structure (L 3.04m; Wth 1.66m; H 0.8m) is reputedly the grave of St Cinndearg (Robinson 1980). There is a cross (GA119-081003-) at its E end. (O'Flanagan 1927, Vol. 3, 406) Compiled by: Olive Alcock Date of upload: 19 January 2015 This monument was taken into Ownership under the National Monuments Acts 1930 to 2014 - National Monument 42.
St Cinndearg, also known as St Cinnéard, is a lesser-known early Irish saint associated with several sites in the west of Ireland, particularly in County Clare. The name "Cinndearg" means "red knee," possibly alluding to a miraculous or ascetic tradition. The structure at Labbanakinneriga may be linked to local veneration of the saint, though specific cures or rituals connected to this site are not well documented.

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