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An Uaimh
Navan
The cave
An Uaimh, meaning "the cave," derives from the ancient place name Odhbha, a prehistoric burial mound in the Boyne Valley. According to Irish legend, Odhbha was the first wife of Érimón who followed him from Spain to Ireland. Stricken by grief at his rejection, she died upon arrival, and her three children raised a mound to bury her remains. The mound may have contained a souterrain (underground...
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