Leaba Thomáis Mhic Cába | |
 The tomb in 1983 | |
  Shown within Ireland | |
| Alternative name | Thomas McCabe's Bed |
|---|---|
| Location | Matthewstown, Fenor, County Waterford, Ireland |
| Coordinates | 52°10′33″N7°13′38″W / 52.175879°N 7.22726°W |
| Type | kistvaen |
| Part of | Scilly–Tramore group |
| History | |
| Material | Stone |
| Founded | c. 2250 BC |
| Periods | Neolithic |
| Site notes | |
| Public access | Yes |
| Official name | Matthewstown |
| Reference no. | 237 [1] |
The Matthewstown Passage Tomb is a passage tomb situated in County Waterford, Ireland.
The tomb is located 1.6 km (1 mile) north of Fenor. Most of the surrounding countryside is visible, to the Comeragh Mountains. [2]
Matthewstown Passage Tomb dates to 2500–2000 BC. It is locally known as Thomas McCabe's Bed; this may have been the name of a local outlaw who supposedly spent a night here: cf. the many "Diarmuid and Gráinne's Beds" [3]
This is one of a group of small passage tombs in County Waterford with affinities to the tombs in Cornwall and the Scilly Isles, hence the name "Scilly-Tramore group," suggesting that the builders were seafarers from Cornwall. [4] [5] [6]
Matthewstown Passage Tomb is 4.5 m (fifteen feet) long and about 1.8 m (six feet) wide. There are two rows of five orthostats protruding above the ground to about 1 metre (three-and-a-half feet). [7] This grave was covered by four large stone slabs. [8] [5] [9]