Sheebeg

Nearest town:
Drumshanbo (6km WNW)
OS reference:
H025069
OS sheet:
33
Latitude:
54° 0' 40.53 N
Longitude:
7° 57' 42.7 W
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Image of Sheebeg (Passage Grave) by ryaner

From the shoulder of Sheebeg, Sheemore and its largest tomb are visible in the distance to the south-west.

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ryaner Sep 29, 2017
Image of Sheebeg (Passage Grave) by ryaner

A quote from the Irish Independent in 1931: “Sheebeg from which five counties and fourteen lakes are visible, has been stated by historians, to contain the remains of a dynasty whose origin is lost in the mists of antiquity.”

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ryaner
ryaner Sep 29, 2017
Image of Sheebeg (Passage Grave) by ryaner

Sheebeg, “A large cairn, about 22m in diameter and 4.5m high...” Unofficially excavated in 1931, Mr. O’Hara unusually dug down from the top, finding a large chamber with reports of two human skeletons and some grave goods.

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ryaner
ryaner Sep 29, 2017

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