As Sligo seeks to attain UNESCO World Heritage Status for Knocknarea, the importance of the mountain and Queen Maeve's Cairn ... they are visiting an ancient grave and should respect the cairn ...

The 10-mile race is from the beach at Strandhill up the hill of Knocknarea to the cairn at the top reputed to be the grave of Queen Maeve. The terrain includes bog, forest and cliffs. It began in ...

The three archaeological monuments that will benefit under the scheme in County Sligo are Ballynaglogh Abbey, Ballymote,(€1,750), Enniscrone Castle (€10,000) and the Queen Maeve Trail, ...

According to Irish mythology in pre-Christian times Queen Maeve led the warriors of Connacht into battle to claim the most famous bull in Ireland. The tale is known as the Cattle Raid of Cooley.