Legendary Ireland : Myths and Legends of Ireland

This beautiful book visits twenty-eight richly atmospheric sites and tells the mythological stories associated with them. Woven into these landscapes are tales of love and betrayal, greed and courage, passion and revenge, featuring the famous characters of Celtic lore, such as Cú Chulainn, the children of Lír and Queen Maeve. The historical and archaeological facts and the folk traditions of each ancient site are explored. Some are famous, such as Tara and Newgrange; others are less well known but equally captivating such as the Béara Peninsula in Cork. In a world where many have lost touch with the land and their past, the legendary Irish landscape still survives and the stories are never quite over as long as there are people to tell them. Cover; Title Page; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Picture Credits; Table of Contents; Introduction; LEINSTER; Howth Head, Dublin; Ardee, Louth; Cooley, Louth; Tara, Meath; Newgrange and the Boyne Valley, Meath; Hill of Uisneach, Westmeath; Glencree, Wicklow; St Mullins, Carlow; MUNSTER; Lough Muskry, Tipperary; Slievenamon, Tipperary; Béara Peninsula, Cork; Killarney, Kerry; Caherconree, Kerry; Knockainey, Limerick; Doonbeg, Clare; CONNACHT; Dún Aonghusa, the Aran Islands, Galway; Lough Corrib, Galway; Inis Glora and the Erris Peninsula, Mayo; Rathcroghan, Roscommon; Ardagh Hill, Longford Keshcorann Caves, SligoBen Bulben, Sligo; ULSTER; Grianán of Aileach, Donegal; Tory Island, Donegal; Lough Neagh, Tyrone; Ballycastle, Antrim; Giant's Causeway, Antrim; Emain Macha, Armagh; Time Chart; Glossary of Main Characters Mentioned in the Text; Glossary of Archaeological Terms Used in the Text; Map of Sites; Direction Key; Bibliography; The Author; The Photographers; Copyright