School: Mount Plunkett (roll number 8096)
- Location:
- Mountplunkett, Co. Roscommon
- Teacher: Bríd Ní Bheirn
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- Kitty Kelly (pupil) visited baile na Gaovce and there is a cairn there, that is a big heap of round stones and ogham writing on them. A little piece away there is a rock and the letter "O" on it.
About a quarter of a mile away there is a cromlech with writing as follows:-
[Below is a rough sketch of the monument}
The people say that a giant put up that cromlech. In the same field there are a lot of flat stones and the people say that important people were buried there. Some call it "Darby's Bed" - Transcription guide »You are not logged in, but you are welcome to contribute a transcription anonymously. In this case, your IP address will be stored in the interest of quality control.By clicking the save button you agree that your contribution will be available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License and that a link to dúchas.ie is sufficient as attribution.