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Newgrange
Constructed around
3200 B.C
according to the most reliable Carbon-dating available to Archaeologists.
Hill of Slane
St. Patrick defied a royal edict by lighting candles on the hill on Easter Eve of the year
433 AD
.
Old Mellifont Abbey
The abbey was founded in
1142
and became the model for other Cisterican Abbeys built in Ireland.
Trim Castle
Construction of the castle, the largest remaining Normal castle in Europe, began in
1176
.
Battle of The Boyne
The infamous and decisive battle of the Boyne took place on July 1st
1690
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