The tomb is east to find, signposted down the side road. There is also a sign on the Athlone to Tuam road.
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Another view from the path.
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The tomb is in a little glade, filled with the aroma of wild garlic. Some of the cairn material remains.
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The capstone, having slipped off the portals, rests on two chamber stones. Only one portal remains, but you can see the doorstone here, collapsed back into the chamber.
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The tomb is alongside an old bridle-path, restored and re-opened by the Drum Heritage Group.
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The good side, with the portal and chamber stones intact. The capstone has slipped back of the portals, destroying the other side of the chamber.
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Easy access along a heritage trail signposted from the main road
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Articles
In a field in Meeambee in the parish of [?], there is to be seen a cromlech. It is called locally Leabaidh Éirn.
There were four upright slabs, some of which are now fallen, topped by a huge oblong slab, many tons weight.
Near at hand there is a circular raised mound of earth enclosed by bushes called “The Fort” which his believed to be visited by the fairies. None of the bushes have been cut down, lest some dire misfortune should follow. A chieftain named Earn is popularly supposed to have lived in this district.
From an informant for the 1930s Schools Collection of folklore, now being transcribed at Duchas.ie.
The information via the Archaeology.ie mapviewer says that the huge chunky 3x3m, 60cm thick roof stone has subsided to the north, with one north sidestone and two sidestones and the septal-stone surviving on the south side. Also that there is a headstone 3m east of the tomb with a date of 1748 and an otherwise illegible inscription: this is reputedly made from the missing portal stone.
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