Tara Books

The Book of Tara by Michael Slavin. A well presented book covering the Neolithic period Mound of the Hostages, the Celts who were responsible for most of the earth works on Tara, Myth & Legends of Tara and the current landscape. Michael lives at Tara and his enthusiasm and love of the place jumps from the pages.

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The Mound of the Hostages, Tara by Muiris O'Sullivan. Report published on 2005 by Muiris O'Sullivan on the archaeological excavations at the Mound of the Hostages on the Hill of Tara. The excavations were directed initially by Seán P. Ó Ríordáin, who spent two summers at the site (1955 and 1956), and were completed in a third season during the summer of 1959 by Ruaidhri de Valera.

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Tara - An Archaeological Survey by Conor Newman. The 5th publication in the Discovery Programme series and the first of the full archaeological reports. Tara - An Archaeological Survey gives the first complete survey of what is regarded as the most important archaeological site in Ireland covering a combination of topographical, geophysical, aerial, geochemical and paper surveys.

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The Rath of the Synods: Tara, Co. Meath, excavations by Seán P. Ó Ríordáin.

A companion volume to The Mound of the Hostages, Tara, this report presents the results of Seán P. Ó Ríordáin's unpublished excavations carried out in the 1950s at the Rath of the Synods.

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The Boyne - A Valley of Kings by Henry Boylan. The author follows the course of the river Boyne, taking the reader on visits to the famous sites and ancient monuments at Newgrange, Tara, Kells, Monasterboice etc and giving a fascinating and lively narrative on the people, events and legends of the area.

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Atlantis from a Geographer's Perspective by Ulf Erlingsson. The author puts forward the case that Plato based the geographic description of Atlantis on Ireland. Ancient Irish places such as Newgrange and Tara feature in the mapping of the Fairy Land.

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Treasures of the Boyne Valley by Peter Harbison. Well presented book on the Boyne Valley, covering it's history, the landscape and the peoples who have left their imprint since pre-history. The section on Newgrange and the other stone age sites of the Boyne Valley comprises 24 pages.

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Tara and the Ark of the Covenant by Mairéad Carew covers a search for the Ark of the Covenant by British-Israelites. They dug the Hill of Tara in their quest to find the Ark of the Covenant between the years 1899 and 1902. What were their reasons for doing so, and were they successful? And what was the "Great Irish-Hebraic-cryptogramic hieroglyph" and the Freemason connection?

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Boyne Valley Private Day Tour

Immerse yourself in the rich heritage and culture of the Boyne Valley with our full-day private tours. Visit Newgrange World Heritage site, explore the Hill of Slane, where Saint Patrick famously lit the Paschal fire. Discover the Hill of Tara, the ancient seat of power for the High Kings of Ireland. Book Now