Additional Images - County Mayo

Neale House, Neale, County Mayo

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Representative view of folly. Photography by James Fraher

View of folly. Photography by James Fraher

Detail of stone work. Photography by James Fraher

Detail of stone work. Photography by James Fraher

Detail of stone work. Photography by James Fraher

View of cut-limestone panel (1753) inscribed: "The Irish Characters On The Above Stone Import/That In This Cave We Have By Us The Gods Of/Cons Borntriss Lett Us Follow Their Stepps Sick/Of Love With Full Confidenc In Loo Lave Adda/Yackene The Shepherd Of Ireland Of His Eraan: Di/These Images Were Found In A Cave Behind The Place They/Now Stand And Were The Ancient Gods Of The Neale Which Took Its/Name From Them They Were Called Diane Ffeale Or The Gods/Of Felicity From Which The Place In Irish Was Called Ne Heale/In English The Neale LL Reignd AM 2577 PD 927 Ante c1496 And/Was Then 60 Œdna Reignd AM 2994 And 64 Of Edna Was ???? Con Moil Was Ye Son Of Heber Who/Divided This Kingdom With His Brother And Had The/Western Parts Of This Island For His Lott All Which Was/Originally Called From Con Conought Or Cons Portion/And His Son Loo Laveadda Who Founded The Druids Was/Thought To Have Drawn All His Knowledge From The Sun/Thus The Irish History NB The Smaller Letters On The Upper/Part Of The Great Plinth Import That It Was Erected By Edna/Loos Gods Were Adopted By Con And Edna Of The Line Of Heber Established/Their Worship Here/1753". Photography by James Fraher

View of sketch (1782) by William Ousley (1738-1805) titled "Temple at the Neal - County Mayo".

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