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<H1><A HREF="sacredireland0.html">Traveller's Guide to Sacred Ireland</A></H1>
<H2>A guide to the sacred places of Ireland, her legends, folklore and people</H2>
<H3><I>Cary Meehan</I></H3><BR>
<P>"<I>...a wonderful reminder of the existence of those sacred places
whose significance increasingly seem in danger from the
ravenous bite of the Celtic Tiger.</I>" - Frank Galligan</P>
<P>"<I>The first comprehensive guidebook to the sacred sites of Ireland, North and South.</I>" - Visitor</P>
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<P><P><B><I>A guidebook for the traveller who wishes to experience the spirit of this ancient land.</I></B></P>
<P>Ireland possesses such a vast number of ancient sites that most of them remain unknown and all but forgotten, except by those who live nearby. This book offers directions to some 800 sites in both the North and South.</P>
<P>Here are simple wells and stones which are still regarded as places of pilgrimage to the local people. Here also are sites of national importance, holy mountains, lakes and rivers created by giants and protected by fairies, ancient churches, round towers, high crosses and beautiful cathedrals built on sites held sacred for thousand of years.</P>
<P>The enigmatic temples from pre-Celtic times, the megalithic monuments we call tombs, are all well covered here with many new insights. Some are internationally important like the complex and magnificent tombs of the Boyne Valley. Others sit alone on wild and windswept hillsides waiting to be discovered.</P>
<P>Cary Meehan has explored many such previously uncharted sites and she reveals their secrets in historical and archaeological detail, the legends and folklore as well as the current information on earth energies relating to the sacred nature of these sites. This Guide will enhance the experience of any traveller to the ancient magical land of Ireland.</P>
<P>CARY MEEHAN was born and educated in Ireland. She studied archaeology she became interested in the nature of the effect of history and place on the individual psyche. While researching this book she has travelled
around Ireland, exploring the imprints of mythology and early history
on the landscape.</P>
<H3>CONTENTS</H3>
<P>Irish Words used in Place Names<BR>
Helpful Definitions of Terms<BR>
Introduction<BR>
Myth and History: the Origins of the Sacred Landscape<BR>
Goddesses, Gods and Pilgrimage in Ireland</P>
<H4>PROVINCE OF ULSTER</H4>
<P>Armagh<BR>
Monaghan<BR>
Cavan<BR>
Fermanagh<BR>
Donegal<BR>
Tyrone<BR>
Derry<BR>
Antrim<BR>
Down</P>
<H4>PROVINCE OF LEINSTER</H4>
<P>Westmeath<BR>
Longford<BR>
Meath<BR>
Louth<BR>
Wicklow<BR>
Wexford<BR>
Kilkenny<BR>
Carlow<BR>
Kildare<BR>
Laois<BR>
Offaly</P>
<H4>PROVINCE OF MUNSTER</H4>
<P>Limerick<BR>
Clare<BR>
Tipperary<BR>
Waterford<BR>
Cork<BR>
Kerry</P>
<H4>PROVINCE OF CONNACHT</H4>
<P>Roscommon<BR>
Galway<BR>
Mayo<BR>
Sligo<BR>
Leitrim</P>
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