An Seanphobal

An Sean Phobal (anglicised as Old Parish) is a Gaeltacht village in west County Waterford, Ireland. An Sean Phobal, as it is known locally, is a large parish covering about 35 square kilometres with approximately 8 km of coastline along Muggort's Bay. The cliffs, deeply incised stream gullies and small bays of the area attract a wide variety of seabirds and make the area a paradise for bird-watchers. The late Neolithic or early Bronze Age court cairn at Ballynamona is the only example of its kind in the south-east. This type of megalithic tomb is usually found north of a line between Clew Bay and Dundalk. It was excavated in May 1938 by a team lead from the Office of Public Works in collaboration with the National Museum of Ireland. The...