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Launch of Mayo's Céide Coast Atlantic Run in Céide Fields con-telegraph.ie - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from con-telegraph.ie Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
By Liam Moriarty, Contributor Liam Moriarty explores the Stone Age archaeological wonder in County Mayo. When one thinks of Stone Age archaeological sites, Stonehenge, Altamira and Newgrange may come to mind. Most likely The Céide Fields will not. But it should. On the way to Ballycastle, County Mayo I was not sure what to expect. Neither was I sure, given the treacherous nature of the cliff-side Irish road, that I would arrive. My experience in archaeology lay with the ancient Mediterranean world the colossal monuments of Greece and Rome. I had visited marble temples stretching into the sky and seen vast cities of intricate stone streets. The idea of field walls did not conjure up images of importance or grandeur. ....