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Sligo Town
Co Sligo
Town In Neighbouring Republic Of Ireland
Knocknarea Hill
5 miles west of sligo
town close to the coast at the small seaside village of Strandhill stands
the beautiful Knocknarea hill (1078 ft).
Tradition says that Queen Maeve, a romantic figure of the first century whose
deeds of prowess filled a large space in early romances was buried in the hilltop
cairn here at Strandhill.
Between Knocknarea and a close by lake is a remarkable collection of "giant graves" thought to be the graves of Queen Maeve's chieftons but probably prehistoric tombs.
The east side of Knocknarea
has a gentle slope, and is obviously a better place to start climbing.
This photo was taken on a small country road that led to the hill side.
The Honeysuckle that grows in abundance throughout Ireland was to pretty to
leave out of this countryside photo.
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