Re: Townland name - Eds, Bawn? | Forum

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Any idea what dis may be translated An Mhoin Odhar

bawn79 Dec 30, 2008 15:34:45

Replying to FourWinds

FourWinds wrote:

tiompan wrote:

Thanks , just done a quick check from the tomb to the summit of Coolfree the declination is very close to solstice sunset the bearing being 227.8 degrees .If the chamber has that orientation ?

It really isn't too far off from observations at the site. It's unusual for a wedge tomb to point so far south, but the one at Cromwell does too (it's not a passage tomb as Derek has labeled it on TMA).

Not sure why I called it a passage grave at the time.
Will have to rack my brains. But your right it is a wedge tomb as far as I can remember.
Nice to hear you were down around Tipp etc. Was that a hint to me about keeping the bullaun at Gortavoher clean by the way?
Nice pics of shrough by the way. I couldnt really capture the views in mine.

I read through your fieldnotes, Im curious about the book the farmer showed you on the locality. Were they early christain sites or older? Any chance you can recall the name of the book?
I havent heard of much else around Longstone itself. Although I do recall that they found a hoard or two in a nearby Bog that was used for votic offerings etc.

FourWinds Dec 30, 2008 18:17:45

Replying to bawn79

The book was called something like "Parishes of Elmer and XXXX" by O'Dwyer. Can't remember his first name. It's a big book the size of a thick Archaeological Inventory.

I have to thank you for doing so much work down your way! I would never have gone to Cromwell or Shrough otherwise. Corderry has always been on my list, though.

I think the second bullaun at Gortahover might still be there. There's a boggy field up the track that I didn't have time to clamber into at about the right place. Seems like an ideal bullaun spot. It's thick with gorse and reeds, though.

I was up in Sligo today, back at Magheraghanrush. Thanks to Andy for going to check it out and posting the treeless pictures! Apart from the apocalyptic surroundings of the felled tree stumps the site is so much better now. Well worth a trip! I also went to another passage tomb up in Sligo that blew my mind more than Croaghaun Mountain!!!!! A bitch to get to, but, again, worth it if you're fit enough to get to it (I only just made it!).

FourWinds Dec 30, 2008 18:20:07

Replying to bawn79

Forgot to say .. glad you liked the photos. It's definitely a case of a really good camera making a difference! I upgraded before Xmas and this one's the dog's nadgers! The camera and some new glass to stick in front of it really makes me want to get out there a lot more again.

Time to plan my usual New Year's Day trip now :-)