A guidebook written for the traveller who wishes to experience the spirit of this ancient land. There are simple wells and stones still regarded as places of pilgrimage by local people; holy mountains, lakes and rivers created by giants and protected by fairies, enigmatic temples from pre-Celtic time, tombs, round towers, high crosses, and more. Some are intentionally important like the complex and magnificent tombs of the Boyne Valley; others sit alone on wild and windswept hillsides waiting to be discovered.