Minnavarmore, court tomb in County Monaghan

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Situated on a rise on a NE-facing slope. It is described in gothic lettering only on the 1907 edition of the OS 6-inch map as ‘Minnavarmore’. In the folk tradition it is the burial place of a Scandinavian giant called Manowar, who came here to kill Fin McCool. Fearing the foreign visitor, Fin had himself disguised as a baby by his wife and bit Manowar on the finger when the latter attempted to tease him. As this was just the baby Manowar became afraid and attempted to leave but dropped dead mysteriously afterwards (Flanagan 1933; IFC, Schools MSS, (931), 184-88: https://www.duchas.ie/en/cbes). A single gallery (L 4.5m; Wth c. 1.7m) is aligned E-W with two jamb stones surviving at the E end. The interior is obscured by spoil.

From the National Monuments Service (Archaeological Survey of Ireland) record MO025-027

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