What is recorded here

Megalithic tombs of Ireland. Volume II. County Mayo. The court tomb in Ballyholan stands as a chamber built for the dead, its stones arranged to hold what flesh and memory required. It belongs to the ancient landscape of County Mayo, where human hands shaped rock long before written history. The structure remains a witness to burial, belief and the continuity of life across centuries.

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: 3 January 2012

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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