Cnoc Áine

Knockainy, meaning 'Áine's hill,' derives from the Old Irish goddess Áine, whose name signifies brightness and splendor. The hill served as the primary sacred and political center of the Eóganacht Áine dynasty during the early medieval period (5th-12th centuries), functioning as the inauguration site where Eóganacht kings came to be ritually united with the sovereignty of their kingdom. The O'C...