Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . dan, was of the race of the Ciannachta, beingtenth in descent from Cian, their eponymous ancestor.^ But thepatron locally venerated was St Ringan,^ whose tomb, similar to-that at Banagher, but in Petries opinion of earher date, stands t&the south of the church ruin. It is 9 ft. long, 6 ft. 6 in. wide, andnearly 7 ft. 6 in. high. At the western end there is a small holeinto the interior, as there is also in the tomb at Cooley near MoviUe ;.and this seems to be part of the original construction, doubtless to-permit the rehcs within the tom
Journal of the Royal Society of Antiquaries of Ireland . dan, was of the race of the Ciannachta, beingtenth in descent from Cian, their eponymous ancestor.^ But thepatron locally venerated was St Ringan,^ whose tomb, similar to-that at Banagher, but in Petries opinion of earher date, stands t&the south of the church ruin. It is 9 ft. long, 6 ft. 6 in. wide, andnearly 7 ft. 6 in. high. At the western end there is a small holeinto the interior, as there is also in the tomb at Cooley near MoviUe ;.and this seems to be part of the original construction, doubtless to-permit the rehcs within the tomb to be seen or touched. Thecircumstance that no similar hole is found at Banagher may perhapsindicate that the stone there on which the figure is sculptured is alater insertion, and the hole in front of it from which the Banaghersand was taken would be an instance of persistent tradition inresorting to this part of the monument. Like that at Banagher, the tomb at Bovevagh is faced with 1 Colgan, Triad. Thaum., 478, n. 5. ^ Morans ArcJidaU, i, 248 ROYAL SOCIETY OF ANTIQUARIES OF IRELAND ashlar masonry of sandstone. The roof has suffered much injury,especially on the southern side. On the north two large slabs showthe original covering. Mr Champneys has described this tomb andthat at Banagher in his Irish Ecclesiastical Architecture. Shrine-tombs of a modified type are found in other parts of thecountry, but not so elaborately constructed as these of Derry andDonegal. The simplest form is that of two triangular ends betweenwhich long slabs were laid to form a sort of roof. An illustration ofone, called the Priests Grave, at Killabuonia, BalhnaskeUigs,was given in the Journal for 1902, p. 47. PUBLICATIONS OF THE SOCIETY The Extra Volumes for the following years are :— 1888-89— The Rude Stone Monuments of Co. SUgo and the Island of AchiU, by ColonelWood-Martin. (Out of print.) *1890-91— The Account Roll of the Priory of the Holy Trinity, Dublin, 1337-1346, with theMidd
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