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Leacht

Eoghanacht, County Galway, Ireland

Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915) covering the location of Leacht, Eoghanacht, County Galway, with a pin at the register's coordinates
Ordnance Survey six-inch map, 2nd edition (1888–1915), covering this location. Courtesy of the National Library of Scotland. The pin is ours, placed from the register's coordinates.

The record

Townland
Eoghanacht
County
Galway
Country
Ireland
First-edition OS map
St. Brecans Bed
Latest-edition OS map
St. Brecans Bed
Coordinates
53.14588, -9.77796
SMR number
GA110-023001-

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David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries

4 historical maps cover this location, the earliest the 1753 map "Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae" (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries).

Historical maps covering this location

  • 1753 · Mappa geographica Regni Hiberniae (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1790 · Composite: Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1869 · Ireland. (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)
  • 1891 · Ireland 16 (David Rumsey Map Collection, Stanford Libraries)

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The National Monuments Service's description

This is one of five leabaí or grave-plots (see also GA110-023002-, GA110-023003-, GA110-023005- and GA110-023009-) associated with Teampall Bhreacáin (GA110-010001-) and Teampall an Phoill (GA110-010003-). This example, known as Leaba Bhreacáin, is to the SW Teampall Bhreacáin. It consists of a low subrectangular platform (c. 5.1m N-S; 4-5m E-W; H 0.35m) that is defined by a kerb of limestone blocks (T 0.12-0.38m). Eight cross-slabs (GA110-023013- to GA110-023020-) are associated with it and a small cross-inscribed pebble that was found on it is now in the National Museum of Ireland, Dublin. It bears an inscription that reads OR AR BRAN N-AILITHER (Higgins 1987, ii, 268, no. 1). Leaba an Spioraid Naoimh (GA110-023002-) lies c. 5m to the N. Both leabaí appear to have been surrounded by a possible enclosure (GA110-010005-) (Waddell 1973, 7, Fig. 1). (Gosling 1993, 145, no. 838)

Updated by: Olive Alcock

Date of revised upload: 11 June 2018

References

Waddell, J. 1973 An archaeological survey of Temple Brecan, Aran. Journal of the Galway Archaeological and Historical Society 33, 5-27.

Higgins, R.B. 1971 The monastery of Abbeyderg. Journal of the Longford Historical Society 1(2), 110-12.

Gosling, P. (compiler) 1993 Archaeological inventory of County Galway, vol. 1: West Galway. Dublin. Stationery Office.

Nearby in the register

Other entries of the same register within about three miles of this one, by straight line.

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