Hill of Tara

<p>Hill of Tara written by Joshua J. Mark and narrated by DW Draffin: <a href="https://www.worldhistory.org/Hill_of_Tara/" target="_blank">https://www.worldhistory.org/Hill_of_Tara/</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Find it on YouTube: <a href="https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStudyofAntiquityandtheMiddleAges/featured" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/c/TheStudyofAntiquityandtheMiddleAges/featured</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>If you like our audio articles, please support us by becoming a member or donating to our non-profit company:</p> <p>- <a href="https://member.ancient.eu/membership_join/" target="_blank">www.ancient.eu/membership/</a></p> <p>-<a href="https://pages.donately.com/ancienteu/campaigns" target="_blank"> www.ancient.eu/donate/</a></p> <p>- <a href="https://www.patreon.com/ahe" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/ahe</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>Interested in the ANTIQVVS magazine? Find out more here → <a href="https://www.antiqvvs-magazine.com" target="_blank">www.antiqvvs-magazine.com/</a></p> <p><br /></p> <p>The Hill of Tara is an ancient Neolithic Age site in County Meath, Ireland. It was known as the seat of the High Kings of Ireland, the site of coronations, a place of assembly for the enacting and reading of laws, and for religious festivals. The oldest monument at the site is the Mound of the Hostages, a Neolithic passage tomb, dating from c. 3000 BCE. The ring forts and evidence of other enclosures, such as the Banquet Hall, date from a later period. The Lia Fail (stone of destiny), by which the ancient kings were inaugurated, still stands on the hill. The site is also associated with the Tuatha De Danaan, the pre-Celtic peoples of Ireland and with the mystical elements they came to embody. The great sabbats of pagan Ireland were announced by a bonfire on the hill which, at an elevation of 646 feet (197 metres), would have been seen for many miles in every direction. It is said that St. Patrick announced the arrival of Christianity in Ireland by lighting his own large bonfire across from T