Folklore of Ireland

Folklore of Ireland


Loughcrew Cairns : Hill of the Witch

March 30, 2020

The 5000 year old Loughcrew Cairns near Oldcastle, Co Meath are Passage Tombs built during the Stone Age. Their name in Irish is Sliabh na Cailli, the Hills of the Witch. Legend has it that the Witch or Hag jumped from one hill to the next, dropping stone