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Hill of Uisneach

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partly-burnt animal bones, each sealed with large flat stones. It appears that fires "had been kindled, and then suddenly quenched" with water or soil, in a ritual. There was also a large ash bed containing thoroughly-charred animal skeletons. This appears to have been "a sanctuary-site, in which fire was kept burning perpetually, or kindled at frequent intervals", where
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The biggest monument at Uisneach is Rathnew, the remains of a figure-of-eight shaped earthwork. An early medieval road leads towards Rathnew from the foot of the hill. Rathnew was originally one round enclosure marked by a ditch, with an eastern entrance. Inside it were several pits containing
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are said to be linked. In the literature, Tara is mainly associated with royal power, while Uisneach is mainly associated with spiritual power. Anciently, both locations had festivals or meetings every seven years – the Feast of Tara at
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The site consists of a set of monuments and earthworks spread over two square kilometres. About twenty are visible, and the remains of at least twenty others have been identified under the ground. They include a probable
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can be seen. On the summit is the remains of a probable megalithic tomb, known as 'St Patrick's Bed', which was once surrounded by a ring ditch. Downslope to the east is a small lake known as
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almost 6 metres (20 ft) tall and thought to weigh over 30 tons. In prehistory an earthen bank was dug around it to mark it out as a special place. In Irish it is called the
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and the Great Meeting of Uisneach at Beltane; at the Feast of Tara new laws were passed and councils formed. It was linked to Tara by the ancient road called the
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it is deemed to be the symbolic and sacred centre of the island. It was said to be the burial place of the mythical
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The Irish ordeals, Cormac's adventure in the Land of Promise, and the decision as to Cormac's sword
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met. It is nicknamed the Cat Stone, allegedly because it resembles the shape of a sitting cat.
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meaning "hill of Uisneach". It is also anglicized as 'Ushnagh', such as in the name of the
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Uisneach Midi a medón Érenn: a prehistoric cult centre and royal site in Co. Westmeath
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Uisneach Midi a medón Érenn: a prehistoric cult centre and royal site in Co. Westmeath
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From cult centre to royal centre: monuments, myths and other revelations at Uisneach
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There is also Tuar UĂ­ Cobhthaigh / Toorcoffey (Coffey's Tower) named after the
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On the southwest side of the hill is a large, oddly-shaped limestone rock; a
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The summit is 182 metres (597 ft) above sea level and lies north of the
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and the source of creation. It is said to have marked the meeting point of
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at Uisneach where, after some conversation and drama, the Milesian poet
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promises to give the land her name. She is said to be buried under the
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The summit has panoramic views, from which hills in at least twenty
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The Idea of Order: The circular archetype in prehistoric Europe
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The Reflexes of the Proto-Indo-European Laryngeals in Celtic
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Site of Celtic Festival of Bealtaine on the Hill of Uisneach
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in both Irish and English, with the alternative Irish name
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and sits beside a circular enclosure and standing stone.
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option for townland boundaries. Retrieved 5 August 2010.
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of Ireland, a meeting place between the Earth and the
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meaning "place of the hearth" or "place of cinders".
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chieftains, who became kings of Meath, were styled "
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Lordship in Four Realms: The Lacy family, 1166–1241
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Oxford University Press. pp. 3–6. 422:and a medieval road. They date from the 75: 2448:Mountains and hills of County Westmeath 701: 614:("Book of the Taking of Ireland"), the 2453:National monuments in County Westmeath 973:. Oxford University Press. p. 62. 809: 807: 225: 217: 208: 7: 579:of Ireland. It is seen as a kind of 924:. Infobase Publishing. p. 460. 761:Thames and Hudson: New York, 1961. 333:, 8 km east of the village of 1008:Encyclopedia of Irish Spirituality 665:, Ardan and Ainle) is part of the 25: 989:Uisneach or the Center of Ireland 27:Hill in County Westmeath, Ireland 728:National Monuments in State care 559:), and a place of assembly (the 504:" in early-medieval king lists. 74: 67: 868:Landscapes of Cult and Kingship 827:option for contour map. Select 1027:Dictionary of Celtic Mythology 870:, Four Courts Press. pp.87–113 308:geographical centre of Ireland 83:Shown within island of Ireland 1: 523:family who were known as the 496:during these gatherings. The 278:, Ireland. It is a protected 1891:List of mountains in Ireland 1006:Jestice, Phyllis G. (2000). 991:. New York City: Routledge. 890:Journal of Irish Archaeology 799:Journal of Irish Archaeology 484:were offered. Later, in the 212:National monument of Ireland 920:Monaghan, Patricia (2004). 637:In mythology, Uisneach and 2484: 739:National Monuments Service 654:mostly follows its route. 511:The Stone of the Divisions 337:and beside the village of 1935: 1886: 1833: 1482: 1025:MacKillop, James (1998). 902:Bradley, Richard (2012). 884:Schot, Roseanne (2006). " 862:Schot, Roseanne (2011). " 793:Schot, Roseanne (2006). 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Uisnech
Irish

A map of Ireland
County Westmeath
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Iron Age
Middle Ages
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Rathconrath
County Westmeath
national monument
prehistoric
medieval
megalithic tomb
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standing stones
holy wells
geographical centre of Ireland
Irish mythology
Tuatha DĂ© Danann
druids
Bealtaine
R390 road
Ballymore
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