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King Mesgegra's Mound

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and placed his head in the hollow. Mesgegra's body was buried under King Mesgegra's Mound, while his head was buried at Mainham, north of Clane, along with his wife Buan. This story is recounted in
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now covered over, is at its base. At 13 °C (55 °F), it is one of only ten such springs in Ireland.
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King Mesgegra's Mound is located south of Clane, 160 metres (540 ft) northwest of a
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The mound was later built on in the 12th century by the
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at the ford in Clane. Conall beheaded Mesgegra at the
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King Mesgegra's Mound is located in County Kildare
Clane
County Kildare
53°17′14″N 6°41′03″W / 53.287093°N 6.684180°W / 53.287093; -6.684180
Motte
Iron Age
motte
Clane
County Kildare
Ireland
fording
River Liffey
Ulster Cycle
Mesgegra
King of Leinster
Conall Cernach
bullaun stone
Tallaind Etair
Book of Leinster
Normans
Richard de Hereford
warm spring
"Mullach Raoileann/Mullaghreelan"
"Clane Bullaun Stone"
"Co. Kildare Online Electronic History Journal: Clane, Parish of - Comerford's "Dioceses of Kildare and Leighlin""
"The Siege of Howth"
"thermal springs"
Category
Archaeological sites in County Kildare

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