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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGGU_parochial-house_Abbeville-Meath.html
The original house was built in 1795. It was built in three stages and was acquired by Fr John Kearney to accommodate the parish priest and the curate. It was re-roofed in 1993 and presides over the very elegant village green.
At the back of th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGGN_connells-house_Vienna-Meath.html
Close to the Courthouse along the western perimeter of the village green is Connell's House, the oldest house in Duleek. This building was in existence at the time of the famous Battle of the Boyne in 1690.
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMGFO_bective-abbey-mainistir-bheigt_Richmond-Meath.html
Bective Abbey — from Mainistir Bheigth? (Abbey of Beigtheach)
This Cistercian abbey was founded in 1147 as a "daughter house" of Mellifont Abbey.
The community here was Anglo-Norman. In 1386 men of Irish birth were effectively barred f…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEWL_donaghmore-church-and-round-tower_Ridgeville-Meath.html
Donaghmore Church and Round TowerA monastery was reputedly founded here in the 5th century by St Patrick, who placed it in the care of St Cass?n, whose relics were venerated here. The Round Tower was not built until the 11th or 12th century. It is…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEWH_saint-patrick-on-the-hill-of-slane_Heathsville-Meath.html
Long established tradition tells that St. Patrick lit the Easter Fire on this Hill of Slane in 433. In doing so, he unwittingly disobeyed King Laoghaire at nearby Tara.
The inevitable confrontation had a happy outcome: Laoghaire's druid, Erk, b…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEWD_slane-abbey_Lottsburg-Meath.html
Slane AbbeyIt is believed that in 433 AD, the first Christian missionary to Ireland, later known as St. Patrick, lit a large celebration fire here on the Hill of Slane.
Soon after St Patrick, a monastery associated with St Earc was built on the…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMEW3_the-woodhenge-pit-circle-the-winter-soltice_Clinton-Township-Meath.html
The Woodhenge/Pit circleIf you were here 4000 years ago in the Early Bronze Age you would be standing inside a large wooden enclosure. The passage tomb was no longer in use at this time but the site was still a focal point for ritual and celebrati…