Dolmen of the Four Maols
Dolmen of the Four Maols | |
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Native name Irish:Dolmain na gCeithre Maol | |
Clogbogle Ballina Portal Tomb Table of the Giants | |
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Type | cist |
Location | Primrose Hill,Ballina, County Mayo,Ireland |
Coordinates | 54°06′25″N9°09′57″W/ 54.107036°N 9.165794°W |
Elevation | 19 m (62 ft) |
Height | 1.28 m (4 ft 2 in) |
Built | c. 2000 BC |
Owner | Office of Public Works |
Official name | Ballina Portal Tomb |
Reference no. | 145 |
TheDolmen of the Four Maolsis acistandNational Monumentlocated inCounty Mayo,Ireland.[1][2][3]
Location[edit]
The Dolmen of the Four Maols is located on Primrose Hill overlooking theRiver Moy,southwest ofBallina,outside theRoad Safety Authorityoffice.[4]
History[edit]
Thiscistwas erected c. 2000 BC.[5]
According to Irish legend, in the early 7th centuryGuaire Aidne mac ColmáinwasKing of Connacht.The rightful king,Cellach of Killala,had become a priest and later bishop of Kilmoremoy (Ballina). Four of Guaire Aidne's brothers murdered him; they are known as the four Maols from the Irish wordmaol,"bald", referring to theirtonsures– they were students of Cellach's (Mael Mac Deoraidh, Maelcroin, Maeldalua, and Maelseanaigh).[6]The four Maols werequarteredat Ardnaree and then, supposedly, buried on Primrose Hill under the Dolmen of the Four Maols.[7][8]
Description[edit]
The massive capstone rests on three stones forming three sides of the square chamber. A fourth stone (probably the fourth side) lies nearby.[7][9]
References[edit]
- ^"Dolmen of the Four Maols - Megalithic Tomb - County Mayo".
- ^"The Irish Archaeological Society".1 January 1844 – via Google Books.
- ^Makem, Tommy (19 August 2014).Tommy Makem's Secret Ireland.St. Martin's Press.ISBN9781466878303– via Google Books.
- ^"Stones of Ireland - Dolmen of the Four Maols".
- ^"The Dolmen of the Four Maols Ballina Co. Mayo Ireland".
- ^"Ballina Dolmen (Dolmen of the Four Maols) - Voices from the Dawn".
- ^ab"Dolmen of the Four Maols, Ballina, Mayo".
- ^"Castlebar - County Mayo - The Dolmen Of The Four Maols".
- ^"megalithomania: Dolmen of the Four Maols (Mayo):: Kist:: Visit notes".