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Oak.—Dr. Petrie mentions that there were stones still at Tara which probably formed a portion of one of the original buildings. It was probably of the Pelasgian or Cyclopean kind.

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Hour.—Petrie's Tara, p. 31.

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Tuathal.—Very ancient authorities are found for this in the Leabhar Gabhala, or Book of Conquests.