By Clodagh Kilcoyne

HILL OF TARA, Ireland (Reuters) -On a farm that straddles one of the five ancient roadways that radiate from the Hill of Tara, once the seat of the high kings of Ireland, a master blacksmith is offering visitors a hands-on glimpse into the country’s Celtic past.

Tom King or ‘An Gobha, the Blacksmith of the Boyne Valley’ to his guests, traded in a 20-year career as a design engineer during the COVID-19 pandemic to take visitors beyond the static tombs and monuments of the 6,000-year-old remains that make up one of Ireland’s best-known national monuments.

Dressed in sheepskins with a leather apron and a thick red beard, King invites visitors to don the traditional attire, learn ironworking techniques, hear stories by firelight and walk through woods on the road to Tara

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