Baurnadomeeny

Also known as:
The Labba
Nearest town:
Cappamore (11km SW)
OS reference:
R847600
OS sheets:
59, 66
Latitude:
52° 41' 27.66 N
Longitude:
8° 13' 34.69 W
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Images

Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

South-west over the tomb entrance towards the Slieve Felim mountains.

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ryaner
ryaner May 15, 2019
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

There is something really special about this tomb entrance.

Image credit: ryaner
ryaner
ryaner May 15, 2019
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by ryaner

There is a cist within the impressive portico at Baurnadomeeny, visible here to the right.

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ryaner
ryaner May 15, 2019
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

Cloudy start to summer solstice morning (22nd June 2015)

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bawn79
bawn79 Jun 24, 2015
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

As the sun had risen at approximately 5am there was a low level of sun-light within the chamber. However the sun does not come up above Skrag Hill until 6 20 am.

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bawn79
bawn79 Jun 24, 2015
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

I had thought due to the clouds that the sun had already risen over Skrag Hill but that it was being obscured by the clouds. Just as I was about to pack up the sun rose above the hill in front with a flash.

Image credit: Bawn79
bawn79
bawn79 Jun 24, 2015
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

The sun-rising over Skrag Hill and the sunlight flashing into the chamber.

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bawn79
bawn79 Jun 24, 2015
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

The suns rays again this time taken from outside the chamber.

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bawn79
bawn79 Jun 24, 2015
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

You can see the shadows of the entrance stones on the rear of the chamber.

Image credit: Bawn79
bawn79
bawn79 Jun 24, 2015
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

The suns rays within from a bit further back to get a better idea.

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bawn79
bawn79 Jun 24, 2015
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by CianMcLiam

With some of the external and internal kerb visible

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2008
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Mar 14, 2008
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by CianMcLiam

As much as an aerial view as you can get without taking flight. Shows kerb and tomb.

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2008
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Mar 13, 2008
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by CianMcLiam

Carvings on an orthostat inside the ante-chamber

Image credit: Ken Williams/ShadowsandStone.com 2008
CianMcLiam
CianMcLiam Mar 13, 2008
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

The sun rising on the 22nd of Dec at 90 Degrees to the portico at the rear of the tomb

Image credit: Bawn79 © 2008
bawn79
bawn79 Jan 3, 2008
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

The light does hit the back stone, but only just

Image credit: Bawn79 © 2007
bawn79
bawn79 Sep 26, 2007
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

Light entering the chamber looking from the outside in

Image credit: Bawn79 © 2007
bawn79
bawn79 Sep 26, 2007
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

Light entering the main chamber, taken from within the chamber

Image credit: Bawn79 © 2007
bawn79
bawn79 Sep 26, 2007
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

View of the portico looking towards rising sun

Image credit: Bawn79 © 2007
bawn79
bawn79 Sep 26, 2007
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

Sun shining thru the portico at the rear of the tomb 22-Sept-2007 Autumn Equinox

Image credit: Bawn79 © 2007
bawn79
bawn79 Sep 26, 2007
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by bawn79

The “slit” as pointed out by Fourwinds on megalithomania.

Image credit: Bawn79
bawn79
bawn79 Nov 2, 2005
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by greywether

General view from NE looking towards the rear of the monument.

This and the subsequent images were taken in 1996 – it is rather more overgrown now.

greywether
greywether Jan 10, 2004
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by greywether

View from S. The small kerbstones (roughly 15m diameter) can be seen. The portico is on the left.

greywether
greywether Jan 10, 2004
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by greywether

Chamber from roughly E. The outer walling of the chamber side stones can be seen as well as, sitting at right angles to the line of the chamber wall, two of the six small buttress stones on this side.

greywether
greywether Jan 10, 2004
Image of Baurnadomeeny (Wedge Tomb) by greywether

Chamber interior looking from the rear (NE) towards the portico end. The visible end stone completely divides the chamber from the portico. No closing stone was found at the NE end of the chamber.

greywether
greywether Jan 10, 2004

Articles

Baurnadomeeny

bawn79
bawn79 Sep 26, 2007

I decided to head up here finally to to see if this monument is aligned to the Equinox sunrise (as predicted by Fourwinds).
It was a fabulous morning and myself and my Dad sat around on the crisp 22nd of September morn waiting for the sun to rise.
When it finally did, we made a few interesting observations. The first was that the sun does enter the right hand side of the chamber (looking in) lighting it up pretty well. However due to the number of gaps now in the exterior of the tomb any effect is really lost.
We decided it may be worth coming up here next equinox with some black plastic bags to try and darken it as much as possible.
The second interesting thing was the way the sun shone thru the back chamber. I was inside the main chamber snapping away when my Dad spotted it.
Im not sure it this the second chamber was open to the east originally but it looks like a pretty good fit for the equinox sunrise. It may be just a coincidence but if say the east end of the chamber was open but the rest closed off it would surely light the small chamber completely on the Equinox?
The stone itself seems to be lintel like. themodernantiquarian.com/site/1034/baurnadomeeny.html
Perhaps the main chamber is aligned to a different sunrise, I would be interested to know which way the sun rises on say Winter Solistice, is it further north or south than at the equinox?

Following a post on the forum, it seems like the summer solstice sunrise may have the best chance of entering the chamber.

Update
I headed up here on the 22nd of December and thankfully the sun was shining at sunrise. Amazingly enough there were 3 more people up here, so that made a welcome change. The sun seems to shine into the rear portico at right angles to the length of the tomb.
Two of the people that were there had been up there the previous Summer Solstice morning and confirmed that the sun does shine into the main chamber on this day over the foothill of the Mahurslieve. So that is definitely a time for further research.

Folklore

Baurnadomeeny
Wedge Tomb
bawn79
bawn79 Nov 27, 2006

Taken from the Irish Folklore Commission 1937/1938 Tipperary Reel 4 pg 207:

The Labba was made up of 3 “apartments”. One room was 15ft long and 5ft wide and 4ft high. The mound around was 20 yds in diameter.

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Mar 2008
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Sep 2007

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