Sacred Sites

Knocknarea

County Sligo, Ireland

A great limestone hill above Sligo Bay, crowned with a vast cairn said to be the tomb of Queen Medb of Connacht. She is buried standing upright, facing Ulster, her eternal enemy. By tradition, every visitor adds a stone to the cairn — to take one away brings misfortune. Medb may still be inside, armed and waiting.

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