SACRED IRELAND, TRAVELLERS GUIDE

By Cary Meehan

A guidebook written for the traveller who wishes to experience the spirit of this ancient land. There are simple wells and stones still regarded as places of pilgrimage by local people; holy mountains, lakes and rivers created by giants and protected by fairies, enigmatic temples from pre-Celtic time, tombs, round towers, high crosses, and more. Some are intentionally important like the complex and magnificent tombs of the Boyne Valley; others sit alone on wild and windswept hillsides waiting to be discovered.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0906362431
• ISBN13: 9780906362433
• Release Date: February 2015
• Publisher: Gothic Image Publications
• Length: 712 Pages
• Weight: 1.98 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 1.0" x 6.0"

Customer Reviews

Useful information well done!

I'm planning my third trip to Ireland this October. In the past I have bought two other guide books to help me see the sights. They were okay but missed many of the old "pagan" prechristian sights of intrest. This book takes you the the Hill of Tara and Hill of Uisneach for the druidic fires of Beltane and Samhain. It tells you about the history of Ireland and her people from the stone age till the last century. And takes you to many,many, standing stones and sared sites allover Ireland. If you follow the druid path or have a deep intrest in ancient Ireland this is your tour book.

Best guide of this type by far

This is an excellent long overdue guide to sacred sites in Ireland. Background information is very accurate and coherent.It's much more than a guide book, as it includes history , myth and some archaeological information, as well as personal reflections on the "vibes" from different spots. Fascinating reading for anyone who has even a remote interest in Irish culture.Well worth the money. Look forward to more books by the same author.

THE Guide to Sacred Ireland

Meehan's book is extremely rich in historical, architecture, legend, story and geographical detail. Some of the sites she writes about were unknown to anyone but locals prior to her writing. The rich diversity of sacred sites, from neolithic to pre-Christian through to the Christian; sacred wells, the vastness of Knowth and Newgrange, stone circles, stone cairns, sacred hills, etc. The black and white photography is beautiful, capturing the magic of these sites. The organisation of the book, by province (different colours for each) and then by county allows for quick reference when travelling. The detailed directions allows even those of us who get lost easily to find sites hidden in some field far off the road. A must to meet the richness and history of the sacred on this island.

The Travellers Guide to Sacred Ireland

This book is a fantastic piece of research. It is by far the best guide to the sacred sites of Ireland that has been published for many decades. The author Cary Meehan has taken a sensitive approach, bringing together the various strands of history, mythology, folklore and sarced tradition. Not only is the guide a comprehensive account of sites throughtout Ireland, it is a remarkable archive of images and up to date accounts of each individual place. There are excellent introductory chapters that set the scene of human history on the island of Ireland and concise accounts of the origins of the sub-division of the country into the four provinces. Although many of the sites have been previously recorded this guide is one of the most accessible accounts of a remarkably rich heritage of places of spirit and magic. This book is an important contribution to the understanding of the cultural/sacred landscape of Ireland.