An original CD composed by Maura Erskine, Produced and Arranged by Miles Jones.
It is a musical journey around the famous ring of Gullion, and the beautiful area of historic Carlingford.
Slieve Gullion was described by Standish O’Grady, a famous 19th century historian as the “Most mysterious mountain in Ireland”.
The two famous Irish mythological heroes Finn McCool and Cuchulainn are both associated with this legendary mountain.
It is an area of outstanding beauty. A landmark on the Irish landscape. A pivotal place in Irish history, being situated on the natural border between the north and south of Ireland.
Our musical voyage takes us to “Lassara’s Leap”. A Ghost story of the 1640’s. Lassara, a young bride, was a prisoner in the old Narrow Water Castle keep. She leapt from the castle battlements to be with her love, a wondering harpist. She perished on the rocks below.
Onward we find the charming, enchanted “Fairy Glen” in Rostrevor, Co. Down.
On to Carlingford Town, where we discover the dramatic “King John’s Castle”, built circa 1200ad.
Far up into the Cooley Mountains we discover “The Long Woman’s Grave”. A story set in the far off mists of time.
“Slieve Gullion Suite”
We visit the townland on the eastern slopes of Slieve Gullion called “Annahaia”.
On to the “Enchanted Lake” on the peak of Slieve Gullion.
It is particularly associated with the legend of Finn McCool and Miluchra, the ‘Calliagh bearra’.
On the slopes of Slieve Gullion, we visit the Scottish Baronial “Killeavy Castle”.
Then on to “Killeavy Old Church” Church of the mountain it was called. Built 450 ad by Saint Monenna. A place of worship for over 1000 years. Plundered by the Vikings in 923 AD. It was dissolved in 1542AD during the suppression of the
Monasteries by Henry VIII.
We Travel a short distance to “On Camlough”, a crooked scenic lake, nestled between Slieve Gullion and Camlough mountain.
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