Talk:Loughcrew
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How come a mountain is called lough Crew? (Sarah777 (talk) 23:34, 11 December 2007 (UTC))
It's not, and as far as I recall the Irish for Loughcrew on the signs is the correct form, Loch Craobh. This article however is about two distinct places really: Sliabh na Caillí where the ancient cairns and mountain is, and Loughcrew down in the valley to the west which was the seat of the Plunketts and, subsequently, the Napper family. The correct name of the 'mountain' is Sliabh na Caillí, the mountain of the hag. Here's more on the Google result: http://www.google.ie/search?hl=ga&q=loughcrew+%22sliabh+na%22+&meta= Although Sliabh na Caillí is in the parish of Loughcrew, the distinction between both would very definitely be made in the locality where each townland and even field name and their echoes of the past is known. There is an enormous folklore attached to the Sliabh na Caillí and how the mountain came into being- in one version the ancient stones were dropped there by the witch or hag. There's another famous one about Queen Méabh of Connacht but that eludes me at present. 86.42.119.173 (talk) 05:00, 4 January 2008 (UTC)
- Thanks for that. It was what I suspected after a bit of map reading so I created a separate article for Sliabh na Caillí; which would be notable as the highest hill in the area even if it wasn't covered in monuments and ancient artifacts. Regards Sarah777 (talk) 03:48, 6 January 2008 (UTC)
