Archaeology and drama are coming together this weekend with performances of two plays by Samuel Beckett inside the Fourknocks megalithic tomb in Co Meath.
"Stones, Bones and Beckett" will feature A Piece of Monologue and Breath, directed by Louise Kennedy, and will be performed over the next three evenings.
As with Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth, Fourknocks was constructed 5,000 years ago during the Neolithic period.
The three inner chambers once contained bone deposits of more than 60 individuals, including a significant number of children, along with "grave goods" such as stones, animal bones and beads.
Beckett made references to the landscapes of Meath in some of his writing and the location was chosen during his centenary year to "stimulate the audience and the public imagination about the hidden treasures in the landscapes of Co Meath", said Michele Whelan, of Meath Tourism.
"The Fourknocks chamber is wonderful and would make for a dramatic filming. It is significant when the richness of Meath's natural landscape is found in literature because it evokes passion and art," she added.
The performance, which is by invitation only, has been sanctioned by the Samuel Beckett estate. In addition to presenting A Piece of Monologue and Beckett's famously short 35-second play Breath, an adaptation of John Montague's poem Seskilgreen will be performed.