County Meath

The Hill of Tara, County Meath

An Ancient Sacred Site, A Book About Coffin Ships, and Handcrafted Chairs

Your Letter from Ireland shorts from the 31st of December 2024

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Newgrange, County Meath

A Neolithic passage tomb, County Cork surnames, and pewter chess sets

Your Letter from Ireland shorts from the 17th of December 2024

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Top 250 Irish Surnames Among our Readers.

Irish Surnames and Their Counties

Do you have Irish surnames in your family tree? If the answer is yes, then read on – and discover more about the surnames of Ireland, where they come from – and see if you can spot some of your Irish surnames.

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Newgrange tomb, County Meath, Ireland

Ancient Tombs, Bog Buddies and The Celtic Wheel of Life

Your Letter from Ireland shorts from the 2nd of January 2024.

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View of Little Skellig from Skellig Michael across the water.

Do You Have These Saintly Names in Your Irish Family Tree? (#806)

Céad míle fáilte, welcome to your Letter from Ireland “Shorts”.  Each Tuesday we’ll bring you a quick-read of some of our favourite and interesting Irish things for this week. FAVOURITE PLACES IN IRELANDHill of Tara, County Meath. (See it on a map here.) This is one of Ireland’s most sacred and mysterious ancient sites. Known as the traditional…

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