| Aerial view of Knockaulin with the Curragh in the background; a poem in the 6th century Dindshenchas describes Dún Ailinne as a place of assembly for our youths – Rath of Art, with its Royal Royals”. This seems to suggest that, at that time, the Curragh reached this far to the southeast. It probably extended as far as Kildare in the other direction (photo© Con Brogan NPWS) |