With Saint Patrick's day just over a week away its worth pointing out that our patron saint has a very close association with this area. Everyone is familiar with how Patrick lit the famous pascal flame on Slane hill to defy the pagan High King of Ireland at Tara.
Slane Hill is only about 12 miles from here and does offer incredible views of all the surrounding countryside stretching over beyond Tara on one side and the Irish sea in the other direction. Smarmore Castle is located on the old road that stretches from Slane to Ardee and this was the road that Saint Patrick travelled on his epic journey from Slane to Armagh.
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