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Tuaim Gréine

Tuamgraney
Tomb/burial mound of Grian
Tuamgraney (Tuaim Gréine, "Tomb of Grian") is one of Ireland's most significant early ecclesiastical sites, with documented history spanning from at least the 8th century. The settlement's name derives from the Irish word tuaim (burial mound or tumulus) and references Grian, a pre-Christian Irish goddess of the sun, whose legendary drowning in nearby Lough Graney shaped local mythology for cent...

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