Neale, County Mayo

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Neale
An Éill

Location

WGS-84 (GPS) Coordinates:
53°34′23″N 9°13′30″W / 53.573, -9.225

Irish grid reference
M189588

Statistics

60 m

Population (2002)
- Town:
- Environs:

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974

Neale also known as The Neale (Irish: An Éill) is a small village in the south of County Mayo, Ireland. It is located near the villages of Cong 4 km to the southwest, Cross 4 km to the south, and the town of Ballinrobe about 5 km to the north.

Neale is perhaps best known for its archeological interest, as many unusual and unique artificts and ruins surround the village, dating from prehistoric times to the Middle Ages. These include cairns, stone circles, ráths, ringforts, and crannogs.

Neale also known as The Neale (in Irish, An Éill) is a small village in the south of County Mayo, Ireland. It is located near the villages of Cong 4 km to the southwest, Cross 4 km to the south, and the town of Ballinrobe about 5 km to the north.

The town of Neale is also where the annual 'dowagers hump' relay takes place. Representitives come from countries call over the world to partisipate. This is one of the annual attractions that has put the town of Neale on the map.

Home of the first Irish Coma'lea tribe who are well known for their function performed on the second day, of the second month, of the second season every 3 years. This function is to select their new tribe leader, also known as a new 'Jin'. To do this they perform the 10 year old ritual known as the 'Hity'. This is an interesting ritual as it works by using the youngest child of the old leader, often but not always an infant to open the book of dust which shows by process of elimination of different kinds of dust the new leader to be.

One remarkable feature of The Neale is that it is unique in its continental drift pattern. While all continents are moving on Earth, the town of Neale is moving at a rapid rate of 2.0m/s which makes it the fast moving town on Earth. In fact it is even outdoing the Australian state of Victoria which claims to be ‘on the move’.