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of corridor-tomb, that in which there are several 

 cover-slabs, but no separate chamber (Fig. 6). 

 These tombs occur in most parts of Ireland. At 

 Carrick-a-Dhirra, County Waterford, there is a 

 perfect example of the most simple type. The 

 tomb is exactly rectangular and lies east and west, 

 with a length of 19 feet and a breadth of 7 J. At 

 each end is a single upright, and each long side 

 consists of seven. The chamber thus formed is 

 roofed by five slabs. The whole was surrounded 

 by a circle of about twenty-six stones, and no 

 doubt the chamber was originally covered by a 

 mound. In a somewhat similar example at 

 Coolback, Fermanagh, the remains of the elliptical 

 cairn are still visible. 



But in most cases the plan of the corridor- tomb 

 is complicated by a kind of outer lining of blocks 

 which was added to it. Most of the monuments 

 are so damaged that it is difficult to see what the 

 exact form of this lining was. Whether it merely 

 consisted of a line of upright blocks close around 

 the sides of the chamber or whether these sup- 

 ported some further structure which covered up 

 the whole chamber it is difficult to say. In some 

 cases the roof-slab actually covers the outer line 

 of blocks, and here it seems certain that this 

 outer line served simply to reinforce the chamber 

 walls, the space between being filled with earth 

 or rubble. However, at Labbamologa, County 

 Cork, is a tomb called Leaba Callighe, in which 



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