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Read more about the article Cnóc Teamhair – Hill of Tara in Ancient Irish History

Cnóc Teamhair – Hill of Tara in Ancient Irish History

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  • Post published:25 November 2015
  • Post category:Ancient Sites/General History/The Places
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  "The Scottish historian Pinkerton, who was hardly sympathetic, admits: ‘Foreigners may imagine that it is granting too much to the Irish to allow them [the Irish] lists of kings…

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Read more about the article Ancient Irish Olympics – The Lughnasa Games at Telltown

Ancient Irish Olympics – The Lughnasa Games at Telltown

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  • Post published:14 July 2014
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The Telltown or Tailtiu Games were said to have been instituted by the Gaelic god Lú Lamhfada Samildanách – Lugh­ the Long-Armed Master of the Arts, and are considered to…

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Read more about the article The Names of Ireland: Scotia

The Names of Ireland: Scotia

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  • Post published:4 July 2014
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On the various names given to the land known as Ireland. IX. Its Ninth Appellation it receiv'd likewise from the Sons of Milesius, who nam'd it Scotia, from their Mothers…

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