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Athboy
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The 'Royal County' of Meath boasts a dramatic history and proud heritage that no other country can match. Man has settled here for over 8,000 years and everywhere one turns one can see surviving monuments and relics scattered profusely beside the rolling rivers and on the lush plains.
Formerly one of the five historic provinces of Ireland, it was from here that the ancient roads of Ireland radiated, spreading Royal Meath's influence and affluence to all the corners of Ireland.
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Overlooking the town of Athboy is the Hill of Ward where the great Celtic Feast of Samhain (1st November) took place every three years. Although the annals record the feast was held as late as 1168 (when the last Gaelic High-King of Ireland, Rory O'Connor, presided), it was in pagan times that the celebrations were at their wildest with the druids offering sacrifices and burning victims on Samhain eve.
To this day the feast of Hallowe'en is celebrated all over Ireland on the night of the 31st October, with the younger generations imitating the old Celtic customs. As from Tara and the other Celtic hill-forts, the view from atop the hill is spectacular.
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