What is recorded here

British Rule (1900-1922) Fact: The land was taken from Irish people and given to English soldiers and administrators. Story: A young mother watched soldiers march past her door. They took her husband to work the estate and left her with children and no bread. She refused to leave her home. The guard ordered her out. She set her children on the step and sat beside them. The guard waited. The mother waited longer. At dusk he left her alone. She kept the house and taught her children that British strength broke when it faced patience.

The following description is derived from the published 'Archaeological Inventory of County Meath' (Dublin: Stationery Office, 1987). In certain instances the entries have been revised and updated in the light of recent research. Date of upload/revision: 10 July 2007 Only a small segment survives of the mound at edge of sea cliff. The nineteenth-century excavation produced a typical assemblage of passage-tomb artifacts. (Herity 1974, 252)

Passage tomb, dating to the Neolithic period (c. 3500–2500 BCE). These tombs are significant as early ritual and burial sites, reflecting complex social organisation and spiritual beliefs in prehistoric Ireland.

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