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Allen, Hill of
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Allen, Hill of [cf. OIr.
Almu; ModIr.
Almhain,
Almhaine (gen.),
Almha,
Almhuin,
Allmhuinn; thought to be named after a daughter of a warrior in the
Tuatha Dé Danann]. Also anglicized as Alvin. A hill in Co. Kildare, 676 feet high, about 6 miles NE of Kildare town. The Hill is conventionally portrayed as the home or ‘palace’ of
Fionn mac Cumhaill and his
Fianna in the
Fenian Cycle. Fionn won the residence by compelling his maternal grandfather,
Tadg mac Nuadat, to surrender it.
Nuadu Necht, an aspect of
Nuadu Air getlám, had been an earlier resident of the Hill. Although archaeological evidence does not indicate the presence of any castle or palace, the Hill is thought to occupy the site of a prehistoric tumulus. The Hill of Allen is the site of an early 8th-century battle, during which
Fergal, the king of
Tara, was killed. In celebrations after the battle, the severed head of the retainer
Donn Bó sang in honour of Fergal's severed head; see Nora K. Chadwick, ‘Geilt’,
Scottish Gaelic Studies, 5 (1942), 106–53; Pádraig Ó Riain,
Cath Almaine (Dublin, 1978). In 1859–63 Sir Gerald Aylmer of Donadea built a tower here, a great 19th-century folly. Today, the Hill is locally called an ‘island’ because it is surrounded by bog-land. See also
ALLEN, BOG OF.
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Marina Carr's new play was delivered in a Dublin maternity ward. Georgina Brown talks to the author about her heroine's mixed parentage - part Beckett, part Bog of Allen
Newspaper article from: The Independent - London; 5/8/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...of lakes and rivers and mountains and surrounded by the Bog of Allen". The words themselves seem waterlogged, the dialect...sent her brood of six to elocution lessons "to get the bog out of them". The Carrs were "blow ins", outsiders...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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3am: Bog off, Lily! ALLEN BOOTED OUT OF GENTS' TOILET AFTER COMIC BOOZY NIGHT.(Features)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 4/11/2008; 656 words
; Byline: Clemmie Moodie & Danielle Lawler SHE may have been to a comedy gig but Lily Allen wasn't laughing when she was thrown out of the men's toilet at the after-party. Lily had spent the evening howling at Mighty...
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 "Sunday Mirror (London, England)")
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Threat to Irish bogs.(News)
Newspaper article from: Sunday Mirror (London, England); 4/22/2007; 314 words
; PEAT bogs in the Midlands are in danger of disappearing within 20 years...are experiencing and changes in rainfall could wipe out our bogs sooner than expected. The Bog of Allen, which services Shannonbridge power station could be the first...
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 "The Record (Bergen County, NJ)")
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JAIL NEGOTIATIONS BOG DOWN OVER WHO SHOULD PAY
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 12/21/1991; ; 517 words
; Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 12-21-1991 JAIL NEGOTIATIONS BOG DOWN OVER WHO SHOULD PAY By Michael O. Allen, Record Staff Writer Date: 12-21-1991, Saturday Section...
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Jaded Allen.(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Insight on the News; 9/10/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...She has a body that won't quit. Allen: Quit? It won't take 15 minutes...patter. Unfortunately, the movie bogs down as Allen struggles to tie together the various...romances. Part of the problem is that Allen and Hunt are no Tracy and Hepburn...
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Pretty in love; Woody Allen's `Match Point' treads a familiar path of sexual obsession.(Arts and Lifestyle)(Movie Review)
Newspaper article from: The Boston Herald; 1/6/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...Boston Common and suburban theaters. Grade: B+ Woody Allen once famously remarked, "The heart wants what it...genuinely compelling until it hits that third-act bog, and like a lot of Allen's films, it suffers from his failure to distinguish...
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Floristics and management of pitcher plant bogs in northern Natchitoches and Winn Parishes, Louisiana.
Magazine article from: The Proceedings of the Louisiana Academy of Sciences; 1/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Fig. 1). When these bogs were first located, all...pitcher plants and other bog species. Since pitcher plant bogs are rare--especially...West Gulf Coastal Plain (Allen et al. 1988; MacRoberts...Prior to 1997, only three bogs were known from this region...only one, Strange Road Bog ...
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 "Daily Post (Liverpool, England)")
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Hundreds expected at bog snorkel.
Newspaper article from: Daily Post (Liverpool, England); 8/25/2009; 512 words
; ...into the unknown at the World Bog Snorkelling Championship 2009...years of cultivating the muddiest bog in the UK, the dirtiest water...trenches, dug deep into a peat bog. Each contestant will swim two...minute 35.18 seconds. Cheryl Allen, Rowntree's brand manager...
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SCHOOLS BOG DOWN IN BASICS, STUDY SAYS
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 7/29/1997; ; 700+ words
; ...NJ) 07-29-1997 SCHOOLS BOG DOWN IN BASICS, STUDY SAYS...according to a report by the Allen Co. of Washington, D.C...children learn. Indeed, the Allen Co. points out successes and...happening consistently." The Allen team, meanwhile, noted significant...
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LONDON BOG
Newspaper article from: The Record (Bergen County, NJ); 10/29/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...WRITER The Record (Bergen County, NJ) 10-29-2007 LONDON BOG -- Giants survive the slop to post sixth straight win By VINNY...Miami's Jason Taylor that wiped out an interception by Jason Allen. And prior to Manning's TD run late in the first half, instant...
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Bog of Allen
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Bog of Allen area of several peat bogs c.375 sq mi (971 sq km), with patches of cultivable land, in the central lowlands, E Republic of Ireland. The bog is crossed by the Grand and Royal canals. It is a source of fuel and contains peat-fired electrical generating stations.
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Allen, Bog of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Allen, Bog of [Ir. Móin Almhaine ]. The boggy, peat- (or turf-) filled plain that extends over much of central Ireland; it extends far beyond the environs of the Hill of Allen in Co. Kildare.
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Allen, Hill of
Book article from: A Dictionary of Celtic Mythology
Allen, Hill of [cf. OIr. Almu ; ModIr. Almhain...site of a prehistoric tumulus. The Hill of Allen is the site of an early 8th-century battle...island’ because it is surrounded by bog-land. See also ALLEN, BOG OF .
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Kildare
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...Republic of Ireland. The county seat is Kildare. The region is a flat plain, containing the greater portion of the Bog of Allen, as well as many glacial deposits. The principal rivers are the Liffey, the Greese, and the Barrow. Agriculture...
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Boyne
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Boyne river, c.70 mi (110 km) long, rising in the Bog of Allen, Co. Kildare, E Republic of Ireland, and flowing NE through Co. Meath, past Trim, to the Irish Sea near Drogheda. Salmon...
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