Hill of Uisneach

The Hill of Uisnech (Irish Cnoc Uisnigh, English also Ushnagh Hill ) is on the road R390 Ballymore Mullingar, County Westmeath and is the geographical and spiritual center of ancient Ireland. Uisneach ( Old Irish Uisnech ) is a:

  • Hard place to Beltaine
  • Old meeting place
  • Place of St. Patrick Church
  • Sacred center of pagan Ireland
  • Druid Feuerkultort
  • Seat of kings

On top of the 182 meter high hill are apparently confused running earthworks and walls and the mare and stallion - basement.

In the vicinity of the hill lies the Catstone (actually Carraig Choithrigi - rock the division ), the place where the once converged five Irish provinces. Not far away on the Public Road is a Sacred Source of St. Brigid and a Rag Tree.

Legends

Uisnech was the center of spiritual power in Ireland. Mide, the chief Druid of Milanesier, who gave the name also a part of the Kingdom, sparked the first sacred fire here. The local druids criticized Mide. Then he took her to silence, by cutting out their tongues, these buried and sat on it. "Pride ", " Uisnech ," you sit here, his mother commented on the Triumph. Thus, the hill got its name.

The Firbolg presented here on the Cat Stone, where the five provinces of Ulster, East and West Munster, Connacht and Leinster ran together. The name is the corruption of the name " Carraig Choithrigi ", " rock of division ." Until the late Middle Ages, the boundaries were defined at the Stone Cat. Fintan [' f ʴ intan mak' bo ː xra ] is in an argument, already deep in the Christian era, bitter struggles and reported as " Trefuilngid Tre eochair ", the giant from the other world, " which regulated the up and down of the sun ," on day of Christ's crucifixion, this limit was set so.

The Dagda was here under his name " Eochaid Ollathair " divine horse and all-father - worshiped. He had a residence on Uisnech and held regular meetings on the hill from. Here he presented Midir before his son Oengus. A tradition brings the history Aided Chlainne Tuirenn of the deaths of children Tuirenns, play on the hill. Lugh had set up on Uisnech the festival of Beltane. Mighty fires were kindled in honor of the sun god. The hill had always Eire [' e ː r ʴ u] heard that could be buried here. The Milesians examined here for their support and blessing for their conquest. She put only the condition that her name is (Eire) are eternally to the island.

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