The Hill of Tara, one of Ireland's most historically important sites, is near a proposed site for a major highway. Many residents welcome the project as a way to relieve traffic, but others argue it ...

The Hill of Tara is being overwhelmed by the increasing number of visitors to the site. An estimated 200,000 people visited the 5,000-year-old site last year, and a conservation plan is being ...

A new plan has been published for the conservation of the Hill of Tara in Co Meath as an archaeological site and a national landmark. A plan to preserve and develop the Hill of Tara was developed by a ...

HILL OF TARA, IRELAND - This grassy, windswept hill outside Dublin was long the spiritual and political center of Ireland, an earthen fort where Celtic chieftains jockeyed for power and legend says St ...

One of the most magical and mystical places in all of Ireland is the Hill of Tara in County Meath. It is best known as the ancient seat of the High Kings of Ireland. Some 142 kings are believed to ...

While Dublin beckons with reminders of its stirring modern history on nearly every street corner, the best place to commune with the ancient soul of Ireland is its lush countryside. Iron Age monuments ...

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TARA, Ireland -- Her name was Tea, and one Celtic legend says an ancient Irish king named Erimhon fell madly in love with her in Spain and enticed her back to his native land. As a wedding present, he ...

Get a bang out of the musket loading and firing demonstration and see cavalry combat in full gallop at Ireland’s Battle of the Boyne site. While Dublin beckons with reminders of its stirring modern ...