Clíodhna Ní Lionáin
Born
NationalityIrish
OccupationArcheolgist

Clíodhna Ní Lionáin (born Coolgreany, County Wexford, Ireland) is an Irish archaeologist. She was lead archaeologist for the Devinish project Dowth Hall in July 2018 that discovered a 5,500-year-old passage tomb Megalithic passage tomb, near both Dowth and Newgrange.[1]

Ní Lionáin described the discovery as "truly the find of a lifetime".[2]

References

  1. Edwards, Elaine. "5,500-year-old passage tomb at Dowth is 'find of a lifetime'". Irish Times, 16 July 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021
  2. "Megalithic passage tomb discovered in Co Meath". RTÉ News, 16 Jul 2018. Retrieved 7 January 2021

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