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Ancient Kildare & the Kings of Leinster
According to legend, the mighty bluestones used to form the stone circle of Stonehenge in England were spirited across the Irish Sea from Kildare by no less a soul than Merlin the magician. Far-fetched, assuredly, and yet there is something so extraordinarily mysterious about Kildare’s ancient past that even fictitious wizards must be treated with respect.