Just a tweak, mid-winter – Frank McNally on the ups and downs of Christmas
The megalithic chamber tomb in Cairn T, the main monument on the site, is aligned with sunrise on the equinoxes. That’s when ...
The Irish Times29d
‘There’s the sun coming up now, my God’: Hundreds gather at Newgrange for winter solstice
“I absolutely love Newgrange, and Knowth and Dowth. Coming here today on the winter solstice is always magical, just even to be outside and to feel that energy from everyone, to watch the sun ...
RTE Online29d
Thousands gather for Winter Solstice with 'lucky' few in chamber
Newgrange, along with the prehistoric passage tombs of Dowth and Knowth, make up the Brú na Bóinne complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site located around 8km west of Drogheda. These ceremonial ...
Irish Central28d
UNESCO Heritage Sites and culture around Ireland
The archaeological landscape within Brú na Bóinne is dominated by the three well-known large passage tombs, Knowth, Newgrange, and Dowth, built some 5,000 years ago in the Neolithic or Late ...
Irish Examiner28d
Watch: Winter Solstice at Newgrange
After experiencing a magnificent sunset which pierced the inner chamber of Dowth, they carried a torch through the night to Newgrange, where they welcomed the sunrise to a chorus of drumbeats.
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Newgrange Joins Pegasus Field
Rockingham Ranch and David Bernsen's 5-year-old millionaire Newgrange , a five-time graded-stakes winner, has been elevated to the main dozen horses on the final invitation list for the $3.015 ...
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In pictures: Winter solstice celebrations at Newgrange
Crowds gathered from early on Saturday at Newgrange in Co Meath to honour the Celtic tradition of marking the winter solstice on the shortest day and longest night of the year. Newgrange is a ...
Irish Examiner29d
Nature takes centre stage in winter solstice ceremony at Newgrange
Ireland's first male interfaith minister was among those leading winter solstice festivities at Newgrange on Saturday. Enda Donnellan, who lives close to the area and was ordained as Ireland’s ...
Independent.ie29d
Hundreds attend annual Winter Solstice event at Newgrange
Hundreds gathered outside the chamber at Newgrange in Co Meath for the annual winter solstice event, marking the triumph of light over darkness. However, just a lucky few got to witness up close ...
Irish Sun29d
Brighter days to come as thousands gather in Newgrange for Winter Solstice that ‘holds central role in ancient history’
The annual solstice gathering also took at Newgrange in Co Meath, a Neolithic passage tomb which dates to 3,200BC, and a lucky group witnessed the flooding of light into the inner chamber.
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How the solstice shines light on 5,000 years of history
If Newgrange is for early risers, then Slieve Gullion, in County Armagh, is for those who like a sleep in – provided they don't mind hiking to the top of a mountain. Either way the winter ...