Identifier: journalofroyalso506roya (find matches)
Title: Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland
Year: 1920 (1920s)
Authors: Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Transactions Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and transactions Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland. Proceedings and papers
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Publisher: Dublin, Ireland : The Society
Contributing Library: Allen County Public Library Genealogy Center
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muchless than the general plateau of Slievereagh, between the peaks,and as the highest point of Claire might properly be called SliabClaire. It is also the summit of of Arada Cliach. Olioll Olum 48 is said to have spent the latter years of his life(it is said 30 years), and died on the summit of Sliabh Claire.ODonovan identified this with Duntryleague, and the fine dolmen 46 Proceedings E. I. A. (Westropp), vol. xxxiii, p. 37, and note. 47 Todd Lecture Series (R. I. A.), vol. iii, pp .175, 187. 48 Agallamh na Senorach, p. 129. 120 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND on the mount was taken to be Olioll Olums burial place. SinceODonovans time the editors of Irish texts have accepted the loca-tion of Sliabh Claire, until the discovery of the stone circles onSlievereagh, during the last Ordnance Survey, induced somewriters to connect Cenn Abrat with Sliab Claire. Motives have been assigned to 0Donovan for forming thisopinion—a desire to find a date for this dolmen.49 It is admitted
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DUNTRYLEAGUE CROMLEAC—PLAN. (Measured and drawn by P. J. Lynch.) that some Irish monarchs elected to be buried in the tomb of anearlier race of kings, the transepts on the plan of this monumentwould suggest such an arrangement. Graves of the dolmen typeare to be found in some ancient Christian cemeteries in Ireland.But we need not question ODonovans opinions on that point, ifwe can find sufficient evidence on other grounds to justify him instating this was Sliab Claire. Possibly its position north of theSamair, within the tribal boundary of the Dergthene, and the factthat the rocky summit of Cenn Abrat could not afford a site for aroyal residence influenced him. The frequent mention of Clairein the Irish texts points to its importance, and he must havenoticed that it is never described as identical with Cenn Abrat, orSliab Riach. 49 See Limerick Field Club Journal, vol. iii, p. 222, on date of dolmen. NOTES ON THE BARONY OF COSHLEA 121 I have no intention of attempting to defend ODo

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