Cnoc Meadha

The Knockmaa (or Knockma, Irish: Cnoc Meadha ) is a towering abruptly from the plains hill in the north of County Galway on the east side of Lough Corrib in the Republic of Ireland. Knockmaa means Maedbs hill. According to tradition, the Queen of Connacht is buried under one of the four Cairns at the summit. According to another legend, however, this hill is the cul Cessrach is below the Cessair. The second cairn grave is, according to legend, access to the Otherworld seat of Finvarra ( Finnbherra ), the Feenkönig of Connacht, be. Maedbs tomb is usually associated with the Cairn Knocknarea at Sligo in context.

The ruins of the 13th-century and 1705 destroyed Old Castle Hackett is a building of Kirwans, a family of tribes of Galway. The ruin is popularly called Finvarras Castle. On the southeast side of the Knockmaa a ring fort lies with three underground chambers Gaillech Cave ( Cave of caillech ) are called.