Wrecks and historic events in County Meath
The Discover Alone map has 21 wrecks and historic events in County Meath, Ireland. Below are the 16 with the most written about them, pictures first. Every one has its own page with directions and places nearby.
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Battle of the BoyneMajor battlefieldMist still clings to the Boyne River in County Meath, marking the place where James II and William III clashed in July…
Battle of Tara (Ireland)Major battlefieldBattle of Tara (Ireland) is a major battlefield in County Meath, Ireland. Perhaps the ground still remembers the weight…
Battle of Tara HillbattleFour thousand rebels crowded Tara Hill on 26 May 1798, believing ancient kingship would lend them strength against…
Battle of the Boyne Visitor CentreMuseumDeath and memory still move through the Boyne Visitor Centre in County Meath. The museum stands where history stopped…
Battle of Julianstownbattle- CairnCairn — unclassifiedCairn is a place of markers, not a room. It appears where memory needs a visible anchor, such as the edge of a field, a…
- Burial ground in Bellewstown (duleek Upper By.)Burial groundTwo stones stand in the middle of a Bellewstown field, marking the buried bodies of two Cromwellian soldiers. They fell…
- Battlefield in Rathcormick,rathkenna,corballis (lune By.),crossanstownBattlefieldMud and marrow still belong to that field though grass has long since strangled the memory of knives. Men bled there…
- Battlefield in Ballygarth,dalystown,dimanistown East,dimanistown West,julianstown West,smithstown (duleek Lower By.)BattlefieldBallygarth, Dalystown, Dimanistown East, Dimanistown West, Julianstown West and Smithstown mark a lost battlefield in…
- Battle of Tecroghan 1650BattlefieldTecroghan in County Meath became a battlefield in 1650. The exact date and the names of the fighters have been lost…
- Battle of PortlesterbattleOn 7 August 1643, Lord Moore’s Royalist force advanced into a narrow killing field near Portlester, drawn forward by a…
- Battle of Dungan's HillMajor battlefieldDungan's Hill in County Meath is where over 3,000 Irish Confederates died on 8 August 1647 after Thomas Preston marched…
- Battlefield in Belpere (skreen By., Skreen Ed),cabragh (skreen By.),castleboy (skreen By., Skreen Par.),castletown Tara,jordanstown (skreen By.),odder,castleboy (skreen By., Tara Par.)BattlefieldBattlefield in Belpere (skreen By., Skreen Ed),cabragh (skreen By.),castleboy (skreen By., Skreen Par.),castletown…
- Battlefield in Drumlargan,summerhill DemesneBattlefieldBattlefield in Drumlargan,summerhill Demesne is a recorded battlefield in County Meath, Ireland. Whether men clashed…
- Battlefield in Sheephouse,ardagh,glebe (slane Upper By.),oldbridge,rathmullanBattlefieldMuddy feet and broken spears still belong in the soil beneath Sheephouse and Oldbridge. Men bled there before written…
- Battle of KellsbattleMortimer lost at Kells in November 1315, yet Bruce still fell later at Faughart. The grand campaign bled itself out…