Fergal Browne (Fine Gael)

The largest dolmen and capstone in Europe is situated in Carlow. It is a megalithic tomb dating back to the first inhabitants of the country, making it a great deal older than any of us in this House. I was delighted to see a new interpretative centre opened at the Cliffs of Moher recently. While I do not seek the same in Carlow, we need to enhance considerably the facilities at the Brownshill dolmen which comprise a small pedestrian walkway and car park with craters in it. One could lose one's car in them if one did not watch where one was going.

We could market the dolmen more than we do. When I was teaching, I went on a local history tour ever year with the children, who loved it. We are blessed in Carlow to have also a beautiful Romanesque archway in Killeshin, a round tower in Castledermot and a castle in Clonegal where the witches of Isis reside.