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Sunset over Knocknarea Mountain and Sligo Bay, Ireland. The small mound on top of this mountain is the burial mound of Queen Maeve, the famous Queen who instigated the Táin Bó Cuailgne (Cattle Raid of Cooley). She is buried under a cairn of 40,000 tons of rock, which is 6000 years old. Legend says she is buried standing upright, spear in hand and facing Ulster, her enemy.
Ireland Articles

Mysterious North West Ireland – Wild Atlantic Way Part 4

Leaving County Donegal, you enter the gorgeous undulating landscape of Sligo. This beautiful part of North West Ireland is packed with ancient mysteries, rugged coastline with soaring cliffs and shimmering mountains. Visit Knocknarea where the great Queen Maeve is buried according to legend, and marvel at some of the most prolific and oldest megalithic cemeteries in Ireland.

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The Irish Talent for Singing Knows Some Bounds

For many years I had always thought that every Irish person could sing. In all my years of travelling in Ireland I had constantly been amazed by the prolific amount of hidden talent in this country. However, one night I was proved to be very wrong indeed.

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