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The Hill of Tara (Irish: Teamhair or Cnoc na Teamhrach) [2] is a hill and ancient ceremonial and burial site near Skryne in County Meath, Ireland. Tradition identifies the hill as the inauguration place and seat of the High Kings of Ireland ; it also appears in Irish mythology .
Killybegs is the most important fishing port in Ireland, and its harbour is often full of trawlers. In 1588, Killybegs was the last port of call for the Spanish vessel La Girona, which had dropped anchor in the harbour when the Spanish Armada fetched up on the Irish coast during Spain's war with England.
Tara Hill is situated at a particularly high point along the south east coast of Ireland and is surrounded by flat residential and agricultural land. There is a small village located at the heart of the hill. Tara Hill is located approximately 7.1 km from Gorey Town Centre and 107.5 km from Dublin.
Rashenny Monastery, nr Killybegs Harbour: purported early monastic site — confusion with Rathen, County Mayo [notes 9] Rathmullan Priory: Carmelite Friars possibly founded 1403 and subsequently failed, or (refounded?) 1516 by Owen Roe MacSweeney (Mac Suine Fanagh); plundered by Bingham 1595;
The Fál (Irish:) or Lia Fáil (Irish: [ˌl̠ʲiə ˈfˠaːlʲ]; "Stone of Fál") is a stone at the Inauguration Mound (Irish: an Forrad) on the Hill of Tara in County Meath, Ireland, which served as the coronation stone for the King of Tara and hence High King of Ireland.
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Muckross Head is a small peninsula in the parish of Kilcar about 10 km west of Killybegs, County Donegal, in north-western Ireland. It contains a popular rock-climbing area, noted for its unusual horizontally layered structure.
Slige Midluachra is the old northern road sometimes known High Kings Road that ran in ancient times from the Tara, Ireland to Dunseverick on the north coast of Northern Ireland. It was one of the legendary Five Roads of Tara , site of the ancient Seat of Ireland's High Kings .
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