''The heart and soul of Ireland''

'Hill of Uisneach': If you want to get to the heart and soul of Ireland, you must visit this place - about five miles east of Ballymore on the way to Mullingar. In many ways, it is the twin of the more famous Hill of Tara. Its main feature is the most unusual, 'Cat’s Stone,' which gets its name because it’s believed that it resembles a cat, and if you study it closely, it does! I wonder did Ripley’s 'Stranger than fiction’ ever visit it? The Hill was believed by the ancient druids, to be the very navel of Ireland - the geographical centre - where the five provinces met! Look out on a fair day and see many of Ireland’s counties unfurl themselves before your eyes, like phantoms from out of the mystical mists and relax and see the smooth plains of Ireland’s midlands - smooth and uplifting, as if some bountiful cream was rubbed on the serene face of Ireland’s goddess, Eriu!