There is a hill in this fair land.
'Twas never owned and never can..
And from its prow the eye can see
The very ends of Inishfree.
Here once stood the Royal Seat,
And here once trod the Fianna's feet.
Silent now, but not forlorn,
For this is still the Ard-Rí's home.
Cernait, Gráinne, Cormac, Fionn..
'Twas here they loved, and lost, and won.
Their secrets lie 'neath Tara's soil,
Known only to the Lia Fáil.
Notes:
1: "Inishfree" refers to the island of Ireland.
2: The Fianna were an elite band of warriors, led by the legendary Fionn Mac Cúmhaill.
3: In the past, there was another well at Tara named "Fionn's Well", but this has since dried up.
4: "Árd-Rí" means "High King" in the Irish language.
5: The "Lia Fáil", or Stone of Destiny, is a large phallus-shaped standing stone, which was supposed
Its location on the north-western side of the hill can still be identified.
to have roared its approval of his claim to kingship when the rightful candidate touched it.
It is still to be found at Tara today, although it has been moved from its original location on the hill.
