For those who cannot afford to go and check out Ireland's downright fascinating history and Ireland's other amazing enchantments for themselves, see how you can be astounded by 'Ireland's Queen Maeve' published by Amazon's CreateSpace or as an Amazon.com e-book without leaving your chair. It may make you want to get up and go there whether you can afford it or not. Here is a little snippet:

The ancient saga 'Tain Bo Flidhais' tells that Queen Maeve, aware of their mutual love, sent Fergus Mac Roich to Flidhais, the fair young queen of Oilill Finn Mac Donall Dualbhui, Gamanrad king of Erris peninsula in northwest Mayo, to ask for cows for the Cattle Raid of Cooley. Fearing that Fergus came to abduct Flidhais, Oilill had him locked up. When Queen Maeve came to know of this, she set out at once for Dun Flidhais with a strong force as her bounden duty was to avenge her guest, Fergus, for violated safe conduct. Just then Aran Island's Aengus Mac Umoir arrived for a feast at Dun Flidhais. Flidhais plied Oilill with drink. In a drunken state he freed Fergus. Oilill Finn fled before Fergus and Maeve's warriors to Tra Certain (Kirtaun) in Northwest Mayo's Broad Haven Bay. He hailed Certan's ship. But Certan ignored his frantic calls in revenge for his having seduced Certan's fair young consort. Certan was slain in a fierce fight at Tra Kirtaun. On Maeve's advice, Flidhais went with Fergus with her 100 cows to support Maeve's armies "that they might thus give sustenance in the course of the 'Cattle Raid of Cooley'.  Flidhais died in Fergus' company long afterwards when he finally returned to Ulster.  

Tom O Connor