Eochy's_Cairn

Eochy's Cairn

Eochy's Cairn

Cairn in County Mayo, Ireland

Eochy's Cairn is a cairn and National Monument located in County Mayo, Ireland.[1][2]

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Location

Eochy's Cairn is atop a hill 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of The Neale.[3]

History

Eochy's Cairn has never been excavated, but is believed to have been constructed in the Neolithic.[4][5][6]

According to tradition, it was the burial site of Eochaid mac Eirc after the mythical Battle of Moytura.[7][8][9]

References

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    Hensey, Robert (30 June 2015). First Light: The Origins of Newgrange. Oxbow Books. ISBN 9781782979524 – via Google Books.
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    Wilde, William R. (1 January 1872). Lough Corrib, Its Shores and Islands: with Notices of Lough Mask (2nd ed.). McGlashan & Gill. p. 243 – via Internet Archive.
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    Byrne, Martin. "Religion in the Irish stone age". The Sacred Island.
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    Byrne, Martin. "Sir William Wilde,'s 1838 account of the First Battle of Moytura - Cong - Sacred Island Guided Tours".
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    Kennedy, Eoin. "Sunday: Guided Archaeological Tour - CongRegation Technology Gathering - Eoin Kennedy".
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    Halpin, Andy; Newman, Conor (26 October 2006). Ireland: An Oxford Archaeological Guide to Sites from Earliest Times to AD 1600. OUP Oxford. ISBN 9780191513176 – via Google Books.
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    Past, Ed Hannon-Visions of the (18 July 2015). "Ballymacgibbon Cairn, Mayo, Ireland".
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    "maryjones.us". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
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    "Moytura".
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