Eochy's Cairn

Eochy's Cairn
Native name Carn Eochaid (Irish)
Location of Eochy's Cairn in Ireland
Type	cairn
Location	Carn, Neale, County Mayo, Ireland
Coordinates	53°35′19″N9°15′48″W / 53.588504°N 9.263412°W / 53.588504; -9.263412
Elevation	64 m (210 ft)
Built	4000–2500 BC
National monument of Ireland
Official name	Eochy's Cairn
Reference no.	246

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

Location

Eochy's Cairn is atop a hill 3 km (1.9 mi) northwest of The Neale overlooking Lough Mask. ^{[3] [4]}

History

Eochy's Cairn has never been excavated, but is believed to have been constructed in the Neolithic. ^{[5] [6] [7]} With a height of 22 feet and a diameter of over 150 feet Eochy's Cairn might be the largest cairn in Connacht. Nearby to the southwest and northeast are standing stones. ^[8]

According to tradition, it was the burial site of Eochaid mac Eirc after the mythical Battle of Moytura. ^{[9] [10] [11]}

References

1. Hensey, Robert (30 June 2015). First Light: The Origins of Newgrange. Oxbow Books. ISBN   9781782979524 – via Google Books.
2. 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.
3. Meehan, Cary (2004). Sacred Ireland. Somerset: Gothic Image Publications. p. 652. ISBN   0 906362 43 1.
4. Byrne, Martin. "Religion in the Irish stone age". The Sacred Island.
5. Byrne, Martin. "Sir William Wilde,'s 1838 account of the First Battle of Moytura - Cong - Sacred Island Guided Tours".
6. Kennedy, Eoin. "Sunday: Guided Archaeological Tour - CongRegation Technology Gathering - Eoin Kennedy".
7. 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.
8. Meehan, p. 652.
9. Past, Ed Hannon-Visions of the (18 July 2015). "Ballymacgibbon Cairn, Mayo, Ireland".
10. "maryjones.us". Archived from the original on 4 May 2009. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
11. "Moytura".