Another Great Irish Fable by Goner
Overlooking the megaliths at Carrowmore is the legendary Maeve's Cairn. It sits on top of Knocknarea, the only mountain around so easy to spot. The site is Neolithic and about 5000 years old. It is the alleged burial site of the Iron Age queen of Connaught, Maeve, who supposedly watches over Connaught from her vantage point to be ready for invaders from Ulster - another romantic Irish fable.Time and wind didn?t allow for us to make the journey up the mountain, but others who have made the two plus hour climb to to see the huge Cairn say the views from the top of Knocknarea are worth the climb.
