Teltown

Coordinates: 53°42′01″N 6°46′00″W / 53.700264°N 6.766548°W / 53.700264; -6.766548
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"Tailtin" redirects here. For other uses, see Tailteann.

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Teltown (Irish: Tailtin)[1] is a townland in County Meath, Ireland, for the area between Oristown and Donaghpatrick, Kells. The townland is in a civil parish of the same name.

Teltown (Tailtin) was named for the

Tailtin Fair was held there in medieval times as a revival of the ancient Aonach
Tailteann, and was revived as the Tailteann Games for a period in the twentieth century.

While mound structures near Teltown have been asserted in legends in the

Judgement Day to the east of Rath Dhubh in the Dubhloch.[3]

Annalistic references

The Annals of Inisfallen states that "Muiredach son of Bran, king of Laigin, harried UíNéill as far as Sliab Fuait, and the Fair of Tailtiu was held."[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Tailtin/Teltown". Placenames Database of Ireland. Retrieved 29 April 2024.
  2. ISBN 1-870166-41-8
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  3. ^ Malcolm, Nigel., & Quinn, Billy., Teltown Impact Assessment Report for Moore Archaeological and Environmental Services Limited, 2009. Archived 2014-10-25 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ AI875.1 Kl.

External links

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