Though you can't see it very well, the sign says Dolmen in both English and Irish. The little picture gives you an idea of what they look like. They are portal tombs, built around 3800 BC. Amy had not seen one, so this was one of our first ventures in the midlands. There are several Dolmens all around Ireland, and 4 are in County Longford. This particular one is in the town of Aughnacliffe. The only thing telling us it was around was this little sign that pointed down a path. We walked down the path which ended in a field. We walked through the field and saw a small wooden gate.
We walked through the wooden gate and saw the Dolmen.
Having already seen one in the Burren on our trip to Galway, Zach was not completely impressed...
Then we headed back out.
Slow blinker or just annoyed?
Now this is a shot of the cow hooves in the mud. There were pies and hoof prints all around the Dolmen. I was a little freaked at the possibility of a cow herd showing up with a bull in residence! I kept saying that usually there would be a sign saying "Bull on Land" to warn us if that may be the case, and here there was no sign. Yes, I was a bit worried. Amy can attest to it.
Then Amy said, "There are the cows" to which I yelped, "WHERE?!" Fortunately, they were far off and I was finally able to relax a bit!
This was just a shot of the Church steeple on our way back to the road.
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