📖 Field of the Two Yews

Some places in Ireland seem to hold a lifetime of stories.

Aghadoe, overlooking the Lakes of Killarney, is one of them. Its name means “field of the two yews,” and its ancient ruins speak of Ireland’s long inheritance of faith and tradition.

But Aghadoe is remembered, too, through a haunting song of love and loss, made unforgettable by Liam Clancy. Here, landscape and legend meet, and a place becomes part of Ireland’s living memory.

This week in Scéal Éireann, we visit Aghadoe, where an ancient place and a tragic love story live on in song.

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