Editing Provinces of Ireland (section)

===Ard Ruide===
[[File:Cuchulain in Battle.jpg|thumb|upright|"[[Cú Chulainn|Cuchulain in Battle]]", illustration by [[J. C. Leyendecker]] in T. W. Rolleston's ''Myths & Legends of the Celtic Race'', 1911]]
The {{lang|ga|[[Dindsenchas|dinnseanchas]]}} poem named {{lang|ga|Ard Ruide}} (Ruide Headland) poetically describes the five kingdoms of Ireland.<!-- The reference for this has since disappeared [http://216.239.59.104/search?q=cache:Ovq8hPXwpJUJ:forum.skadi.net/archive/index.php/t-3737.html+ficheall&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=43&client=firefox-a] --> Below is a translation from [[Old Irish]]:

{{blockquote|Connacht in the west is the kingdom of learning, the seat of the greatest and wisest druids and magicians; the men of Connacht are famed for their eloquence, their handsomeness and their ability to pronounce true judgement.

Ulster in the north is the seat of battle valour, of haughtiness, strife, boasting; the men of Ulster are the fiercest warriors of all Ireland, and the queens and goddesses of Ulster are associated with battle and death.

Leinster, the eastern kingdom, is the seat of prosperity, hospitality, the importing of rich foreign wares like silk or wine; the men of Leinster are noble in speech and their women are exceptionally beautiful.

Munster in the south is the kingdom of music and the arts, of harpers, of skilled [[Fidchell|ficheall]] players and of skilled horsemen. The fairs of Munster were the greatest in all Ireland.

The last kingdom, Meath, is the kingdom of Kingship, of stewardship, of bounty in government; in Meath lies the [[Hill of Tara]], the traditional seat of the [[High King of Ireland]]. The ancient earthwork of Tara is called Rath na Ríthe ('Ringfort of the Kings').}}