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Artefacts

FLAG OF SOUTH AFRICA FROM THE 1932 TAILTEANN GAMES

By Siobhán Doyle According to legend, the Aonach Tailteann (Tailteann Games) was first staged in County Meath several centuries BC as a large gathering to celebrate the life of Queen Tailté, the foster-mother of Ireland’s mythical high king, Lugh of the Long Arm. There were religious, legal and matchmaking aspects to the festival, which reputedly … Read more

Categories Artefacts, Issue 3 (May/June 2022), Volume 30

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