Meath, a county of Ireland, province of Leinster, bounded N by Cavan, Monaghan, and Louth; E by the Irish Channel and the port of Dublin; S by Kildare; and W by W. Meath ( Hotels, Meath, Ireland) , 36 m. long, and 44 1/2 broad. Its principal rivers are Boyne, Black Water, and tributary streams of the Nanny, the Rye Water and Moynalty. Meath ( Bed and breakfasts, Meath, Ireland) is the site of some of the most extraordinary pre-historic remains to ... Read More

Antiquities The Hill of Tara, in Co. Meath (Hotels, Meath, Ireland), was the former residence of the kings of Ireland. Its correct name is Toamhair, the English name Tara being derived from the dative case Teamhraigh. The hill, which is situated in the midst of one of the most fertile plains in Ireland, commands a magnificent view of vast extent. According to Irish legend it was the chief residence of the Ard-Ri or High King of Ireland from the time of Slainghe, ... Read More

But it was of no avail; he was seized and led in chains to Tara. As Diarmaid refused to surrender Guaire, the Saint and his clergy assembled at Tara, where singing psalms and ringing bells they cursed the place for ever- more, praying that no king or queen should ever again dwell at Tara. The palace was shortly afterwards abandoned, and it probably soon became, what it is to-day, a mere mass of grass-covered earthworks. Professor R. A. S. Macalister in his ... Read More