LandmarkEasy15-20 minutes
The Dolmen of the Four Maols
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About
Known locally as the Table of the Giants, the Dolmen of the Four Maols is a megalithic tomb on a low rise near the railway station, a capstone resting on uprights that has stood for thousands of years. Local tradition ties it to the Four Maols, foster-brothers said to have murdered a bishop and been executed for it, though the tomb is far older than that story. It is a small, free, easily missed thing, but a genuine piece of deep prehistory a few minutes from the town centre, and a reminder of how long the ford at Ballina has mattered.
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Highlights
- ✓A genuine megalithic tomb within the town, free to visit
- ✓Known locally as the Table of the Giants
- ✓Tied in legend to the Four Maols
- ✓A few minutes from the centre near the railway station
Tips
- →Small and easily missed; near the railway station.
- →Free and open; a quick stop rather than a long visit.
- →Combine with arriving or leaving by train.
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