Aill na Mireann

Also known as:
The Catstone
Nearest town:
Mullingar (15km ENE)
OS reference:
N290485
OS sheet:
48
Latitude:
53° 29' 8.6 N
Longitude:
7° 33' 47.11 W
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Image of Aill na Mireann (Standing Stone / Menhir) by bawn79

This was the morning after Bealtaine and u can see in the right hand corner that someone had a wee ceremony the night before

Image credit: Bawn79
bawn79
bawn79 Feb 13, 2006

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Aill na Mireann

stonemad
stonemad Jun 27, 2011

I visited the sacred omphalos of Uisneach in 2007...considering the fame of the place as the navel of Ireland...the plaque announcing it’s presence in the area was typically discreet. At the side of the main road was a footpath and gate with huge ‘Beware of the Bulls’ ‘Do not enter’ and ‘No Trespass’ signs...but me being me...I just had to take a trip up the field to at least find the Catstone...so shoot me!
The Hill of Uisneach, I have to admit was a little confusing...as there was never a sense of actually cresting the hill...try as we did to get to the top before anyone spotting us! As we took photos near the Catstone..I spotted the landowner in a field down yonder, making his way to his jeep, keeping a keen eye on his quarry...us!! We just made it out of the field as he reached us on the road...with our best innocent looks on our faces.
I can safely say that to ensure a nice relaxed trip up here...one should try harder than I did to identify the landowner and beg for his permission to tread this site...the locals I asked just said ‘Sure you’ll be fine...work away’...I would be interested to find out if anyone has visited there since, and what their experience was!?!

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