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(/ˈaɪərlənd/ ( listen); Irish: Éire [ˈeːɾʲə] ( listen); ulster-scots: Airlann [ˈɑːrlən])
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(‘ireland’ is an island in the ‘north atlantic’)
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(it is separated from ‘great britain’ to its east by the ‘north channel’, the ‘irish sea’, and ‘saint george’s channel’)
(‘Ireland’ is the 2nd-largest island of the ‘british isles’, the 3rd-largest in ‘europe’, and the 20th-largest on ‘earth’)
(politically, ‘ireland’ is divided between the ‘republic of ireland’ (officially named ‘ireland’), which covers ‘5/6’ of the ‘island’, and ‘northern ireland’, which is part of the ‘united kingdom’, in the ‘northeast’ of the ‘island’)
(in ‘2011’, the population of ‘ireland’ was about ‘6.4 million’, ranking it the 2nd-most populous island in ‘europe’ after ‘great britain’)
(just under ‘4.6 million’ live in the ‘republic of ireland’ and just over ‘1.8 million’ live in ‘northern ireland’)
(the island’s geography comprises relatively ‘low-lying mountains’ surrounding a ‘central plain’, with several navigable rivers extending inland)
(the island has lush vegetation, a product of its ‘mild’ but ‘changeable’ climate which is free of extremes in temperature)
(‘thick woodlands’ covered the island until the ‘middle ages’)
(as of ‘2013’, the amount of land that is wooded in ‘ireland’ is about 11% of the total, compared with a european average of 35%)
(there are 26 extant mammal species native to ‘ireland’)
(the ‘irish climate’ is very moderate and classified as ‘oceanic’)
(as a result, winters are milder than expected for such a northerly area)
(however, summers are cooler than those in ‘continental europe’)
(‘rainfall’ and ‘cloud cover’ are abundant)
(the earliest evidence of human presence in ‘ireland’ is dated at ‘10,500 BC’)
(‘gaelic ireland’ had emerged by the ‘1st century CE’)
(the island was “christianized” from the ‘5th century’ onward)
(following the ‘norman invasion’ in the ’12th century’, ‘england’ claimed sovereignty over ‘ireland’)
‘kingdom of ireland’
(1541 – 1801)
(however, ‘english rule’ did not extend over the whole island until the 16th – 17th century ‘tudor conquest’, which led to colonization by settlers from ‘britain’)
(in the ‘1690s’, a system of ‘protestant english rule’ was designed to ‘materially disadvantage’ the ‘catholic majority’ and ‘protestant dissenters’, and was extended during the ’18th century’)
(with the ‘acts of union’ in ‘1801’, ‘Ireland’ became a part of the ‘united kingdom’)
(a ‘war of independence’ in the early 20th century was followed by the ‘partition’ of the ‘island’, creating the ‘irish free state’, which became increasingly sovereign over the following decades, and ‘northern ireland’, which remained a part of the ‘united kingdom’)
(‘northern ireland’ saw much ‘civil unrest’ from the ‘late 1960s’ until the ‘1990s’)
(this subsided following a ‘political agreement’ in ‘1998’)
(in 1973 the ‘republic of ireland’ joined the ‘european economic community’ while the ‘united kingdom’, and ‘northern ireland’, as part of it, did the same)
(‘irish culture’ has had a significant influence on other cultures, especially in the fields of ‘literature’)
(alongside ‘mainstream western culture’, a strong ‘indigenous culture’ exists, as expressed through ‘gaelic games’, ‘irish music’, and the ‘irish language’)
(the culture of the island also shares many features with that of ‘great britain’, including the ‘english language’, and sports such as ‘association football’, ‘rugby’, ‘horse racing’, and ‘golf’)
“GAELIC”
ERIU
(‘land of eriu’)
(goddess of ireland)
(goddess of sovereignty)
(goddess of the land)
kingdom of ireland
(1541 – 1801)
GAELS:
speakers of the goidelic celtic languages:
irish
scottish gaelic
manx
“brasil”
(a “phantom island”)
32 counties:
county mayo
CITIES:
dublin
(capital + largest city in ireland)
st james gate publick house
(in 1670 guinness established a brewery there)
(‘stout’)
the western entrance to dublin during the middle ages
cork
(gaelic for “swamp”)
HILL OF TARA:
(Irish Teamhair na Rí, “Hill of the Kings”)
located near the River Boyne, is an archaeological complex that runs between HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navan” \o “Navan” Navan and HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dunshaughlin” \o “Dunshaughlin” Dunshaughlin in HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Meath” \o “County Meath” County Meath, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leinster” \o “Leinster” Leinster, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland” \o “Republic of Ireland” Ireland. It contains a number of ancient monuments, and, according to tradition, was the seat of HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%81rd_R%C3%AD_na_h%C3%89ireann” \o “Árd Rí na hÉireann” Árd Rí na hÉireann, or the High King of Ireland.
Recent scholarship claims that despite the rich narratives derived from HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mythologies” \o “Mythologies” mythologies, Tara was not so much a true seat of kingship, but a HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sacral” \o “Sacral” sacral site associated with kingship rituals. Other historians have argued that the concept itself is mostly mythical. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-0” [1]
Contents
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HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “Ancient_monuments” 1 Ancient monuments
HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “Tara.27s_significance” 2 Tara’s significance
HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “Motorway_development” 3 Motorway development
HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “Tara_in_Fiction” 4 Tara in Fiction
HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “See_also” 5 See also
HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “References” 6 References
HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “Further_reading” 7 Further reading
| HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “External_links” 8 External links |
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At the summit of the hill, to the north of the ridge, is an oval HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iron_Age” \o “Iron Age” Iron Age HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tor_enclosure” \o “Tor enclosure” hilltop enclosure, measuring 318 metres (1,043 ft) north-south by 264 metres (866 ft) east-west and enclosed by an internal ditch and external bank, known as Ráith na Ríogh (the Fort of the Kings, also known as the Royal Enclosure). The most prominent earthworks within are the two linked enclosures, a bivallate ring fort and a bivallete ring barrow known as Teach Chormaic ( HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cormac_mac_Airt” \o “Cormac mac Airt” Cormac’s House) and the Forradh or Royal Seat. In the middle of the Forradh is a HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Standing_stone” \o “Standing stone” standing stone, which is believed to be the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_F%C3%A1il” \o “Lia Fáil” Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny) at which the High Kings were crowned. According to legend, the stone would scream if a series of challenges were met by the would-be king. At his touch the stone would let out a screech that could be heard all over Ireland. To the north of the ring-forts is a small HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic” \o “Neolithic” Neolithic HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Passage_tomb” \o “Passage tomb” passage tomb known as Dumha na nGiall (the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_of_the_Hostages” \o “Mound of the Hostages” Mound of the Hostages), which was constructed around 3,400 (cal.) BC.
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The HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_F%C3%A1il” \o “Lia Fáil” Lia Fáil (Stone of Destiny)
To the north, just outside the bounds of the Ráith na Rig, is a ringfort with three banks known as Ráith na Seanadh (the Rath of the Synods). Excavations of this monument have produced HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Rome” \o “Ancient Rome” Roman artifacts dating from the 1st-3rd centuries.
Further north is a long, narrow rectangular feature known as the Banqueting Hall, although it is more likely to have been a ceremonial avenue or cursus monument approaching the site, and three circular earthworks known as the Sloping Trenches and HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gr%C3%A1inne” \o “Gráinne” Gráinne’s Fort. All three are large ring barrows which may have been built too close to the steep and subsequently slipped.
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Banqueting Hall
To the south of the Royal Enclosure lies a ring-fort known as Ráith Laoghaire ( HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B3egaire_mac_N%C3%A9ill” \o “Lóegaire mac Néill” Laoghaire’s Fort), where the eponymous king is said to have been buried in an upright position. Half a mile south of the Hill of Tara is another hill fort known as Rath Maeve, the fort of either the legendary queen HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medb” \o “Medb” Medb, who is more usually associated with HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Connacht” \o “Connacht” Connacht, or the less well known legendary figure of HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medb_Lethderg” \o “Medb Lethderg” Medb Lethderg, who is associated with Tara.
[ HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hill_of_Tara&action=edit§ion=2” \o “Edit section: Tara’s significance” edit] Tara’s significance
For many centuries, historians worked to uncover Tara’s mysteries, and suggested that from the time of the first HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celt” \o “Celt” Celtic influence until the 1169 invasion of HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richard_de_Clare,_2nd_Earl_of_Pembroke” \o “Richard de Clare, 2nd Earl of Pembroke” Richard de Clare, the Hill of Tara was the island’s political and spiritual HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_%28political%29” \o “Capital (political)” capital. Due to the history and archaeology of Ireland being not well-integrated, and naturally evolving, archaeologists involved in recent research suggest that the complete story of the wider area around Hill of Tara remains untold.
The most familiar role played by the Hill of Tara in HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Ireland” \o “History of Ireland” Irish history is as the seat of the kings of Ireland until the 6th century. This role extended until the 12th century, albeit without its earlier splendor. Regardless, the significance of the Hill of Tara predates Celtic times, although it has not been shown that Tara was continuously important from the Neolithic to the 12th century. The central part of the site could not have housed a large permanent retinue, suggesting that it was used as an occasional meeting place. There were no large defensive works. Certainly the earliest records attest that high kings were inaugurated there, and the “Seanchas Mor” legal text (written down after 600AD) specified that they had to drink HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ale” \o “Ale” ale and symbolically marry the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goddess” \o “Goddess” goddess Maeve ( HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Medb” \o “Medb” Medb) to acquire the high-kingship.
Previous scholarly disputes over Tara’s initial importance advanced as archaeologists identified pre-Celtic monuments and buildings dating back to the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neolithic” \o “Neolithic” Neolithic period around 5,000 years ago. One of these structures, the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mound_of_the_Hostages” \o “Mound of the Hostages” Mound of the Hostages, has a short passage which is aligned with sunset on the true astronomical HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cross-quarter_day” \o “Cross-quarter day” cross-quarter days of November 8 and February 4, the ancient Celtic festivals of HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain” \o “Samhain” Samhain and HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imbolc” \o “Imbolc” Imbolc. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-photo-1” [2] The mound’s passage is shorter than the long entryways of monuments like HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Newgrange” \o “Newgrange” Newgrange, which makes it less precise in providing alignments with the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sun” \o “Sun” Sun; still, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_Brennan” \o “Martin Brennan” Martin Brennan, in The Stones of Time, states that the daily changes in the position of a 13-foot (4-m) long sunbeam are more than adequate to determine specific dates.
A theory that may predate the Hill of Tara’s splendor before Celtic times is the legendary story naming the Hill of Tara as the capital of the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuatha_D%C3%A9_Danann” \o “Tuatha Dé Danann” Tuatha Dé Danann, pre-Celtic dwellers of Ireland. When the Celts established a seat in the hill, the hill became the place from which the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kings_of_Mide” \o “Kings of Mide” kings of Mide ruled Ireland. There is much debate among historians as to how far the King’s influence spread; it may have been as little as the middle of Ireland, or may have been all the northern half. The high kingship of the whole island was only established to an effective degree by HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1el_Sechnaill_mac_M%C3%A1ele_Ruanaid” \o “Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid” Máel Sechnaill mac Máele Ruanaid (Malachy I). Irish pseudohistorians of the Middle Ages made it stretch back into prehistoric times. Atop the hill stands a stone pillar that was the Irish HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_F%C3%A1il” \o “Lia Fáil” Lia Fáil ( HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_of_Destiny” \o “Stone of Destiny” Stone of Destiny) on which the High Kings of Ireland were crowned; legends suggest that the stone was required to roar three times if the chosen one was a true king (compare with the Scottish HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stone_of_Scone” \o “Stone of Scone” Lia Fail). Both the Hill of Tara as a hill and as a capital seems to have political and religious influence, which diminished since HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Patrick” \o “Saint Patrick” St. Patrick’s time.
At one time, it was a HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_offense” \o “Capital offense” capital offence to make a fire within sight of Tara.[ HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed” \o “Wikipedia:Citation needed” citation needed]
A grave was found near the hill that is supposedly that of King HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/L%C3%B3egaire_mac_N%C3%A9ill” \o “Lóegaire mac Néill” Lóegaire, who was said to be the last HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paganism” \o “Paganism” pagan king of Ireland.
During the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_Rebellion_of_1798” \o “Irish Rebellion of 1798” rebellion of 1798, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Irishmen” \o “United Irishmen” United Irishmen formed a camp on the hill but were HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Tara_Hill” \o “Battle of Tara Hill” attacked and defeated by British troops on 26 May 1798 and the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lia_F%C3%A1il” \o “Lia Fáil” Lia Fáil was moved to mark the graves of the 400 rebels who died on the hill that day. In 1843, the Irish HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Member_of_Parliament” \o “Member of Parliament” Member of Parliament HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_O%27Connell” \o “Daniel O’Connell” Daniel O’Connell hosted a peaceful HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstration_%28people%29” \o “Demonstration (people)” political demonstration on Hill of Tara in favour of HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Repeal” \o “Repeal” repeal of the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_of_Union_1800” \o “Act of Union 1800” Act of Union which drew over 750,000 people, which indicates the enduring importance of the Hill of Tara. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-2” [3]
During the turn of the 20th century the Hill of Tara was excavated by HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Israelism” \o “British Israelism” British Israelists who thought that the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Irish_people” \o “Irish people” Irish were part of the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ten_Lost_Tribes” \o “Ten Lost Tribes” Lost Tribes of Israel and that the hill contained the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ark_of_the_Covenant” \o “Ark of the Covenant” Ark of the Covenant. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-Carew-3” [4]
[ HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hill_of_Tara&action=edit§ion=3” \o “Edit section: Motorway development” edit] Motorway development
Main article: HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N3_road_%28Ireland%29” \o “N3 road (Ireland)” N3 road (Ireland)
The M3 motorway currently (2008) under construction will pass through the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabhra” \o “Gabhra” Tara-Skryne Valley – as does the existing HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/N3_road_%28Ireland%29” \o “N3 road (Ireland)” N3 road. Protesters argue that since the Tara Discovery Programme started in 1992, there is an appreciation that the Hill of Tara is just the central complex of a wider landscape. The distance between the motorway and the exact site of the Hill is 2.2 km (1.37 miles) – it intersects the old N3 at the Blundelstown interchange between the Hill of Tara and the Hill of Skyrne. The presence of this interchange situated in the valley has led to allegations that further development is planned near Tara.[ HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Please_clarify” \o “Wikipedia:Please clarify” clarification needed] An alternative route approximately 6 km west of the Hill of Tara is claimed to be a straighter, cheaper and less destructive alternative. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-IrishTimes-2007-05-26-4” [5] HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-WashingtonPost-2005-01-22-5” [6] On Sunday 23 September 2007 over 1500 people met on the hill of Tara to take part in a human sculpture representing a harp and spelling out the words “SAVE TARA VALLEY” as a call for the rerouting of the M3 motorway away from Tara valley. Actors HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuart_Townsend” \o “Stuart Townsend” Stuart Townsend and HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_Rhys_Meyers” \o “Jonathan Rhys Meyers” Jonathan Rhys Meyers attended this event. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-Indymedia_Ireland-2005-09-24-6” [7]
The Hill of Tara was included in the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Monuments_Fund” \o “World Monuments Fund” World Monuments Fund’s 2008 Watch List of the 100 Most Endangered Sites in the world. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-7” [8] It was included, in 2009, in the 15 must-see endangered cultural treasures in the world by the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smithsonian_Institution” \o “Smithsonian Institution” Smithsonian Institution. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-8” [9]
There is currently a letter writing campaign being undertaken to preserve the Hill of Tara. HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hill_of_Tara” \l “cite_note-9” [10]
[ HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hill_of_Tara&action=edit§ion=4” \o “Edit section: Tara in Fiction” edit] Tara in Fiction
The Hill of Tara is used in HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eoin_Colfer” \o “Eoin Colfer” Eoin Colfer’s HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artemis_Fowl_%28series%29” \o “Artemis Fowl (series)” Artemis Fowl series as a surveillance and travelling point by the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairy_%28Artemis_Fowl%29” \o “Fairy (Artemis Fowl)” Fairies of the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lower_Elements” \o “Lower Elements” Lower Elements.
Tara is featured in the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chronicles_of_Faerie&action=edit&redlink=1” \o “Chronicles of Faerie (page does not exist)” Chronicles of Faerie series by Canadian-Irish author HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/O.R._Melling” \o “O.R. Melling” O.R. Melling
HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_Plantation” \o “Tara Plantation” Tara is the name of the O’Hara family plantation in the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind” \o “Gone with the Wind” novel and film HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gone_with_the_Wind_%28film%29” \o “Gone with the Wind (film)” Gone with the Wind, as it was named by its Irish founder after the Hill of Tara.
It is also used in the album HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tara_%28album%29” \o “Tara (album)” Tara by US black/thrash metal band HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absu_%28band%29” \o “Absu (band)” Absu.
Tara is also featured in the historical fiction novel by HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_Rutherfurd” \o “Edward Rutherfurd” Edward Rutherfurd, HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Princes_Of_Ireland” \o “The Princes Of Ireland” The Princes Of Ireland.
In the video game HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rome:_Total_War” \o “Rome: Total War” Rome: Total War, Tara is the capital of the Irish province, Hibernia.
Irish singer HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moya_Brennan” \o “Moya Brennan” Moya Brennan, former singer of HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Clannad_%28musical_group%29” \o “Clannad (musical group)” Clannad, wrote and recorded an album about Tara, called HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Two_Horizons” \o “Two Horizons” Two Horizons.
Tara is the name of a village featured in the HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBS_Kids_Sprout” \o “PBS Kids Sprout” PBS Kids Sprout cartoon series HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jakers%21_The_Adventures_of_Piggley_Winks” \o “Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks” Jakers! The Adventures of Piggley Winks. The Hill of Tara is shown in a number of episodes.
The Hill of Tara is featured in the 1958 HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney” \o “Disney” Disney film HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darby_O%27Gill_and_the_Little_People” \o “Darby O’Gill and the Little People” Darby O’Gill and the Little People.
The Hill of Tara is featured as a primary location in HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morgan_Llywelyn” \o “Morgan Llywelyn” Morgan Llywelyn’s HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bard:_The_Odyssey_of_the_Irish” \o “Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish” Bard: The Odyssey of the Irish.
Tara is the ancient name of the smaller of the Griphon Islands in the fantasy roleplaying setting of HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bicolline” \o “Bicolline” Bicolline, Dalryada being the name of the larger one.
Tara is referenced in HYPERLINK “http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Moore” \o “Thomas Moore” Thomas Moore’s poem “The Harp That Once through Tara’s Halls.”
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