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Loughcrew Cairns : Hill of the Witch

Published: March 30, 2020, 2:13 p.m.

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The 5000 year old Loughcrew Cairns near Oldcastle, Co Meath are Passage Tombs built during the Stone Age. Their name in Irish is Sliabh na Cailli, the Hills of the Witch. Legend has it that the Witch or Hag jumped from one hill to the next, dropping stones from her apron to form the Cairns.

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