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The Hill of Tara’s Lia Fáil has a fascinating history - but is it the original?

In 1899, religious zealots called the British Israelites dug up a substantial portion of a monument called Ráth na Seanad, the Rath of the Synods, in the belief the Ark of the Covenant was buried there

A worker from the Office of Public Works cleaning graffiti off the Lia Fail standing stone on the Hill of Tara near Skryne, Co Meath.
A worker from the Office of Public Works cleaning graffiti off the Lia Fail standing stone on the Hill of Tara near Skryne, Co Meath.
Anthony Murphy
Thu Feb 09 2023 - 05:00
Office of Public Works