SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county DOWN
Down Cathedral (Downpatrick) crowns Cathedral Hill, where tradition holds St Patrick was buried after his death around 461 AD. The…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county DUBLIN
St Patrick’s Cathedral in Dublin city stands on a site with deep historical resonance, where tradition holds St Patrick baptised…
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SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county LEITRIM
St Patrick’s Well (Tobair Phádraig), Tullaghan — A revered holy well near the Sligo border,…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county LIMERICK
Knockainey (Cnoc Áine): This hill stands as a key pre-Christian sacred site, long associated with…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county LONGFORD
Ardagh (Brí Leith / Ardagh Hill and Cathedral Site): Originally a pre-Christian place of worship…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county MAYO
Croagh Patrick (The Reek): This conical mountain, rising 764 metres above Clew Bay, has been…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county MEATH
Hill of Tara: This iconic hill is Ireland’s premier pre-Christian sacred and ceremonial site, revered…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county MONAGHAN
Clogher (Clogher Cathedral and Hillfort site): This ancient site, straddling the Monaghan-Tyrone border but deeply…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county OFFALY
Clonmacnoise: Founded in 544 by St Ciarán (Kieran), one of Ireland’s Twelve Apostles of Ireland,…
SACRED PLACES in Ireland’s county ROSCOMMON
Rathcroghan (Cruachan / Rath Cruachan): This vast archaeological complex near Tulsk is one of Ireland’s…