The Royal Sites of the Táin Bó Cúailnge of Ancient Ireland
This verse was written in a text of Féineachas ('Brehon Law') in the 8th Century:
Batar trí prímcheinéla i nHére, .i. Féini 7 Ulaith 7 Gáilni .i. Laigin.
There were three primary kinships in Ireland, i.e., the Féini and Ulaidh and Gáilióin, i.e., the Laighin.
These three kinships which have been remembered for two millennia through poems and stories, have been associated in recent times with four ancient Iron Age sites located in the central area of Ireland.
Iron Age Royal Sites of Ireland
- Rathcroghan - Cruachain of the Connachta, the Féini, located in Connacht and Ulser as the O'Neills
- Navan Fort - Emhain Macha of the Ulaidh, the Men of Ulster
- Knockaulin - Dún Ailinne of the Laighin, located around Tara
- Tara - Teamhair na Rí, Sacred to all three kinships
Navan Fort - Emhain Macha of the Ulaidh, The Men of Ulster
Articles by C.J. (Chris) Lynn
- Navan Fort - Home of Gods and Goddesses?
- Navan Fort - Legendaty Capital of Prehistoric Ulster
- Data Structure Report: Navan Fort, Co. Armagh (PDF)
Articles by J.P. Mallory
- Navan Fort - A Monument for all Myths
- Dating Navan Fort
- Recent excavations and speculations on the Navan complex
Articles by Ann Hamlin
Articles by Helen Steele
Articles by The Northern Ireland Environment Agency (NIEA)
Video of the Figure of Eight Structure
- Figure of Eight Structure (Video)
'Time Team' (English television) video about the Navan Fort area (YouTube)
- Time team at Emain Macha (Video)
Knockaulin - Dún Ailinne of the Laighin
Articles by Gerald A. John Kelly
Articles by Bernard Wailes
- Excavations at Dun Ailinne (eBook)
Rathcroghan - Cruachain of the Connachta, the Féini in Connacht and the O'Neills in Ulser
Articles by John Waddell
Tara - Teamhair na Rí, sacred to all three kinships
Articles by Edel Bhreathnach
The Four Ancient Royal Sites of Ireland
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