Leacanabuaile - Leaca na Buaile Stone Fort is immediately north of another stone fort called Cahergall (Irish: An Chathair Gheal) in County Kerry, Ireland (Irish: Contae Chiarraí, Éire). Leacanabuaile is located on a rocky ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 17 2021 - 9:42pm
The Stone of Scone (Scottish Gaelic: An Lia Fàil)—also known as the Stone of ... King of the Scots in Scotland and brought the Stone from Ireland and was crowned on it. He was King of the Dál Riata a Scots and ... parts of western Scotland and northeastern Ulster in Ireland. Erc, his father was king of Irish Dál Riata until 474. The Stone of ...
Douglas MacQueen - Sep 23 2016 - 8:46pm - 0 comments
... founded by St Kevin (Saint Cóemgen). This is an early Christian site in the area of the monastery of Glen da Loch which dates ... and the conversion to Christian ones which took place in Ireland from around 400 AD onwards. Glendalough is a very special place to ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 24 2021 - 6:17pm
Ireland's Skellig Islands (Irish: Na Scealaga), are two small spectacular ... Michael, also an important site for seabirds, for its early Christian monastery that is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. Given that ...
Ciaran De Búrca - Apr 24 2021 - 1:48pm - 0 comments
... underway at the National Museum of Scotland on Scotland’s Early Silver. Supported by The Glenmorangie Company the exhibition shows how ... the 5th - 6th centuries AD discovered near the site of two stone circles formerly known as North Gaulcross and South Gaulcross in ...
Douglas MacQueen - Oct 18 2017 - 9:58pm
... centrepiece for the museum has been suggested as the Stone of Destiny, although no agreement has yet been reached on this. The ... King of the Scots in Scotland and brought the Stone from Ireland and was crowned on it. He was King of the Dál Riata a Scots and ...
Douglas MacQueen - Jan 31 2019 - 7:06pm
... Trinity Library has a collection of over 200 medieval and early modern manuscripts written in the Irish language. Covering over a ... and Early Irish. As well as scriptural writing, the monks of Ireland recorded both poetry and mythological tales. The Brehon law ...
Eibhlin O'Neill - May 22 2018 - 10:02am
This is a stone circle located close to the village of Daviot, Aberdenshire, Scotland ( ... flankers and a recumbent. The circle was constructed in the early Bronze Age (c. 2500 until c. 1500 BC). There is a Bronze Age cemetery to ... from the link to Aberdeen Council Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle below. Image : Loanhead of Daviot Stone Circle the Double ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Jul 29 2021 - 2:47pm
... Raphoe, is a Neolithic Celtic monument known as the Beltany Stone Circle. The Beltany Stone Circle is estimated to have been constructed ... Beltane was (still is by many) widely observed throughout Ireland (Irish: Éire), Scotland (Scottish Gaelic: Alba) and the Isle of Man ...
Anonymous (not verified) - Apr 26 2021 - 6:55pm
... 2.75 meters and over three metres thick, dates back to the early Christian period. Within the site is a souterrain about fifteen metres ... off the A25 road to Rathfriland, County Down, north of Ireland (Irish: Ráth Fraoileann, Contae an Dúin, Tuaisceart Éireann). It is ...
Anonymous (not verified) - May 25 2021 - 1:00pm