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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 Grave
Latest-edition OS map
St. Brecans Grave
Coordinates
53.14587, -9.77727
SMR number
GA110-023009-

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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 GA110-023001-, GA110-023002-, GA110-023003- and GA110-023005-) associated with Teampall Bhreacáin (GA110-010001-) and Teampall an Phoill (GA110-010003-). The multiple grave plot is labelled ‘St Brecan’s Grave’ by Robinson (1980). However, Waddell (1973, 26) equates the grave with Leaba Bhreacáin (GA110-023001-). It consists of a rectangular area (5m NNE-SSW; 2m NNW-SSE) bounded by a kerb of thin limestone slabs. The enclosed area is further subdivided into five slab-covered graves. Four cross-slabs (GA110-023021-, GA110-023022-, GA110-023023- and GA110-023024-) have been placed against its W edge (ibid.). (Gosling 1993, 145, no. 838)

Compiled by: Olive Alcock

Date of upload: 8 March 2016

References

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

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

Robinson, T. 1990 Connemara. Part 1: Introduction and gazetteer; part 2: a one-inch map. Roundstone.

Nearby in the register

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

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