Friday, June 15, 2007

Mythical Ireland

Map of the Hill of Tara (Temair)

This map of the monuments on the Hill of Tara is based on an old map
drawn in the 1830s. It shows just how many monuments are situated
in the area. Some areas of the map are clickable and will open up
pictures of the various monuments.

A
number of ancient stories relate how five great roadways radiated
from Tara. One story names them - Slige Midlúachra, Slige
Asail, Slige Chualann, Slige Dala and Slige Mór. One of these,
Slige Chualann, is shown on the map above. There are a number of
disused roads which converge at Tara, but it is not known if these
are the same routes mentioned in antiquity.

NOTE:
This map was used as the label illustration on the 2003 CD album
"Two Horizons", by Moya Brennan.

The map was used with permission of www.mythicalireland.com,
and credited in the inlay card.

Interactive
map of the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, Ireland



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