Newgrange Newgrange
is possibly the finest example of
a passage grave in Western Europe
and is Ireland's most famous pre-historic
site. The passgae grave dates to
3000 B.C. according to the most
reliable Carbon 14 dates available
meaning it predates both Stonghenge
and the Great Pyramid of Giza in
Egypt.
Old
Mellifont Abbey Mellifont
Abbey was founded by St Malachy
in 1142 and was the first Cistercian
abbey to be built in Ireland. The
abbey sits in a peaceful location
on the banks of the river Mattock
around 7 miles from Drogheda.
Hill
of Slane The
Hill of Slane has been associated
with Christianity since the 5th
century and was the location of
the Pascal fire lit by St. Patrick
on Easter Eve of the year 433 AD
in defiance of the royal edict on
the High King of Tara.
Trim
Castle Trim
castle is the largest Anglo-Norman
castle in Ireland and the largest
remaining Normam castle in Europe.
The castle was constructed over
a thirty year period by Hugh de
Lacy and his son Walter and consisted
of three phases..
Battle
of the Boyne Site The
infamous and decisive battle of
the Boyne took place on July 1st
1690 between deposed King James
VII of Scotland and II of England
and his son-in-law and successor
William for the English, Scottish
and Irish thrones.
Hill
of Tara While
reknowned at the seat of the high
kings of Ireland with
over 140 kings said to have reigned
over the country from there,
the importance of the Hill of Tara
stretches bacl to the late Stone
Age when a passage-tomb was constructed
there.
