Teltown

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Teltown is a townland in County Meath, Ireland, for the area between Oristown and Donaghpatrick Kells. It was named for the Irish mythological figure or goddess, Tailtiu. The Tailtin Fair was held there in medieval times as a revival of the ancient Aonach Tailteann, and was revived as the Tailteann Games for a period in the twentieth century. ()

Coordinates: 53°42'1"N, 6°45'60"W

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Day trips

Teltown – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Kells Round Tower, St Mary's Church, The Bull of Navan, Rathmore Church.

5 miW
Tower
Kells Round Tower, Kells
127 min walk • Kells Round Tower is a round tower in Kells, County Meath in Ireland. The tower, and the high crosses nearby, are National Monuments.
4.8 miSE
Church
St Mary's Church, Navan
122 min walk • St. Mary's Church in Navan, County Meath is one of two churches that make up the modern-day Parish of Navan in the Diocese of Meath. It was opened in 1839.
4.7 miSE
Monuments and statues
The Bull of Navan, Navan
120 min walk • The Bull of Navan is a prominent stone sculpture in the town of Navan, in County Meath, Ireland. The statue was sculpted by Galway sculptor Colin Grehan and depicts a large bull being restrained by two men. The image of the bull has historic significance for the town of Navan, where many livestock fairs were held.
5.9 miSW
Archaeological site
Rathmore Church
150 min walk • Rathmore Church is a ruined medieval church and National Monument in County Meath, Ireland. It was constructed by the prominent Plunkett living nearby at Rathmore Castle. A modern church 0.5 km to the north-east serving the area was constructed in 1844.
7.2 miSW
Archaeological site
Hill of Ward
183 min walk • The Hill of Ward is a hill in County Meath, Ireland.
5 miW
Monastery, Pre-romanesque architecture
Abbey of Kells, Kells
128 min walk • The Abbey of Kells is a former monastery in Kells, County Meath, Ireland, 64 kilometres north of Dublin. It was founded in the early 9th century, and the Book of Kells was kept there during the later medieval and early modern periods before finally leaving the abbey in the 1650s.
5.1 miSE
Forts and castles
Athlumney Castle, Navan
130 min walk • Athlumney Castle is a tower house and fortified house and a National Monument in Navan, Ireland.
5.1 miW
Archaeological site
St. Columb's House, Kells
129 min walk • St. Columb's House is an oratory and National Monument in Kells, County Meath, Ireland.
5.6 miE
Forts and castles
Dunmoe Castle
143 min walk • Dunmoe Castle is a castle and National Monument located near Navan, Ireland.
5.1 miSE
53°38'34"N • 6°41'22"W
Beechmount Garden Centre, Navan
130 min walk • Shopping, Shopping centre
3.3 miS
Forts and castles
Durhamstown Castle
85 min walk • Durhamstown Castle is a 600-year-old towerhouse in the townland of Durhamstown of the civil parish of Ardbraccan which is in the barony of Lower Navan, in County Meath, Ireland.