The Gap of the North: The Archaeology and Folklore of Armagh, Down, Louth and Monaghan.
Author: CUNNINGHAM, Nora & McGINN, Pat.
Dublin: O’Brien Press, 2001. 140 pages. Illustrated. Paperback.
“The Gap of the North was a strategic route into Ulster and a major centre of power in ancient Ireland. It has witnessed many invasions, battles and historic journeys and is an area rich in legend. Here Cu Chulainn defended Ulster in the most famous Celtic epic, the Tain Bo Cuailgne.
The forty-eight sites explored in this book, including dolmens and passage tombs, cairns and castles, churchyards and high crosses, have a story to tell of the people and events which shaped their existence. Woven into the factual detail of their construction are tales of love and betrayal, hauntings and lost treasure, along with local superstitions and customs that continue to this very day.
Some sites are famous, such as Navan Fort (Emain Macha), chief residence of the kings of Ulster, while others remained lost for many years and are relatively unknown. But all have an important place in the rich history of the Gap of the North.”
ISBN: 0862787076
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