Armagh Tag

28 Nov The Black Pig’s Dyke

Posted at 20:25h in Completed, Earthworks

Kiltyclogher, Co. Leitrim Because some of its segments correspond roughly to the modern border between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland, the Black Pig’s Dyke...

15 Oct The King’s Stables

Posted at 19:41h in Completed, Earthworks, featured

Navan, Co. Armagh Not a natural feature such as a holy well, this artificial pool was dug out, and allowed to fill in with water, to...

05 Aug Slieve Gullion

Posted at 20:39h in Completed, featured, Passage Tombs

Meigh, Co. Armagh This spot might have been conjured by a Hollywood set designer. Who else might have put a magical lake on the summit of...

03 May Ballymacdermot Court Tomb

Posted at 13:21h in Completed, Court and Wedge Tombs, featured

Killeavy, Co. Armagh The earliest oral traditions speak of the Dé Danann. Later poets re-worked these legends into ballads celebrating the conflicts with the Viking. Thus...