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Ederney
Connected to cult of Saint Tiarnach (revised scholarly interpretation); traditionally 'place of an ambush' or 'middle place/place between'
Ederney occupies a significant position spanning multiple historical eras. The area's oldest documented monument is Drumskinny Stone Circle, located in the adjacent townland, comprising 39 stones arranged in a circle approximately 12.8 metres in diameter, constructed around 2000 BC during the Bronze Age or Neolithic period. The arrangement of stones suggests astronomical and seasonal functions,...

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