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A Bare Bones History of Ireland Chap 1

Several houses, forming a small village, have been excavated on the south-facing
slopes of the Knockadoon peninsula, which extends out into the lake. People built
these houses over 5,000 years ago by driving double rows of wooden posts into
the ground. These posts supported a hipped roof and screens made from woven hazel
rods known as wattle. The screens were
covered in daub, a mix of dung, clay and
straw which when dried, would have been an
effective breathable, but water and draft-
proof wall. The houses may have
been insulated with a layer of earth sods,
reeds or straw.
Lough Gur Stone Circle is not just the oldest
and largest stone circle in Ireland, but it is
claimed to be the oldest in Western Euope.
Tourists are understandably curious about Reconstructed Mesolithic huts at the Irish National
this huge circle of standing stones easily Heritage Park
visible from the R512 between Grange and
Bruff in Co. Limerick.

Watch: Lough Gur Heritage Centre https://youtu.be/cB11yQaT5NI

Tara of the Kings (from 1000 BC)

The term Kingship of Tara was a title of authority in
ancient Ireland. The position was considered to be of
eminent authority in medieval Irish literature and mythology,
although national kingship was never a historical reality in
early Ireland.

The inauguration of the High King was traditionally held on
the Hill of Tara at the Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) and it was
also the seat of the ruling monarch. Other, lesser Kings
would be inaugurated all over Ireland in such places as Doon
Rock in County Donegal but would owe allegiance to the
High King. Location Map - Ireland

The Hill of Tara, known as Temair in Gaeilge, was once the
ancient seat of power in Ireland – 142 kings are said to have
reigned there in prehistoric and historic times. In ancient
Irish religion and mythology Temair was the sacred place of
dwelling for the gods, and was the entrance to the
otherworld.
The Stone of Destiny: Still sitting on top of the King's Seat
(Forradh) of Temair (Tara) is the most famous of Tara's
monuments - Ireland's ancient coronation stone - the Lia Fail
or "Stone of Destiny", which according to mythology was
brought here by the godlike people, the Tuatha Dé Danann,
as one of their sacred objects. It was said to roar when The stone of Destiny
touched by the rightful king of Tara.

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