Béal Átha hAmhnais

Ballyhaunis occupies a landscape of extraordinary archaeological richness, containing one of the highest concentrations of megalithic monuments in western Ireland. Court tombs dating to 3400–1800 BC and wedge tombs from 1900–1400 BC mark the Neolithic and Bronze Age settlement of the area. Ogham stones from around 400 AD attest to early Christian presence and the survival of Irish pagan and Chr...