Ancient Sites
Newgrange - Síd in Broga
Newgrange is one of the best examples in Europe of a type of monument known to archaeologists as a passage-tomb or chambered cairn. It was constructed around 3200BC, according to the...
Newgrange - Síd in Broga
Newgrange is one of the best examples in Europe of a type of monument known to archaeologists as a passage-tomb or chambered cairn. It was constructed around 3200BC, according to the...
101 Facts about Newgrange
Newgrange, anciently called Síd in Broga and Brug Mac ind Óc, is Ireland's most famous prehistoric monument. It was built by a community of farmers and astronomers around 5,200 years ago....
101 Facts about Newgrange
Newgrange, anciently called Síd in Broga and Brug Mac ind Óc, is Ireland's most famous prehistoric monument. It was built by a community of farmers and astronomers around 5,200 years ago....
Solstice at Síd in Broga: Words and Images from...
A series of evocative images and imaginative words from author Anthony Murphy inspired by the winter solstice illumination of the great chamber of Síd in Broga (Newgrange). "Pause a while,...
Solstice at Síd in Broga: Words and Images from...
A series of evocative images and imaginative words from author Anthony Murphy inspired by the winter solstice illumination of the great chamber of Síd in Broga (Newgrange). "Pause a while,...
Knowth - Cnogba
While Newgrange is by far the most famous of the three Boyne Valley passage-mounds, Knowth is by far the most impressive in terms of megalithic art, scale and layered history....
Knowth - Cnogba
While Newgrange is by far the most famous of the three Boyne Valley passage-mounds, Knowth is by far the most impressive in terms of megalithic art, scale and layered history....
Knowth: Archaeological & Astronomical Legacy
Did Knowth's builders possess a comprehensive knowledge of the movements of the sun and moon? It has been suggested that some carvings upon its kerb stones can be interpreted as calendrical and astronomical...
Knowth: Archaeological & Astronomical Legacy
Did Knowth's builders possess a comprehensive knowledge of the movements of the sun and moon? It has been suggested that some carvings upon its kerb stones can be interpreted as calendrical and astronomical...
Knowth - The Calendar Stone
Knowth, one of the large mounds of the Boyne Valley complex, has become famous for its huge array of megalithic art. The site has been said to contain over a...
Knowth - The Calendar Stone
Knowth, one of the large mounds of the Boyne Valley complex, has become famous for its huge array of megalithic art. The site has been said to contain over a...
Dowth - Dubad
Dowth is possibly the oldest of the three great mounds of the Brú na Bóinne complex, and is the least explored in terms of modern archaeology. It has two known...
Dowth - Dubad
Dowth is possibly the oldest of the three great mounds of the Brú na Bóinne complex, and is the least explored in terms of modern archaeology. It has two known...
Loughcrew - Sliabh Na Calliagh
The Loughcrew cairns are located 40 kilometres from Newgrange, situated on three hill summits near the town of Oldcastle, Co. Meath. The hills, known collectively as Sliabh na Calliagh, or...
Loughcrew - Sliabh Na Calliagh
The Loughcrew cairns are located 40 kilometres from Newgrange, situated on three hill summits near the town of Oldcastle, Co. Meath. The hills, known collectively as Sliabh na Calliagh, or...
Knowth Kerb Stones: Megalithic Art Gallery
Knowth contains around one-third of all known megalithic art in western Europe. There were originally 127 kerb stones. Of the 124 that survive, 90 contain lavish carvings. It is a...
Knowth Kerb Stones: Megalithic Art Gallery
Knowth contains around one-third of all known megalithic art in western Europe. There were originally 127 kerb stones. Of the 124 that survive, 90 contain lavish carvings. It is a...
Dowth: The Botched Excavations of 1847-48
An "excavation" of Dowth was carried out by the Royal Irish Academy in the summers of 1847 and 1848. However, this excavation was, in effect, a plundering expedition which caused...
Dowth: The Botched Excavations of 1847-48
An "excavation" of Dowth was carried out by the Royal Irish Academy in the summers of 1847 and 1848. However, this excavation was, in effect, a plundering expedition which caused...
The Hill of Tara - Teamhair
The Hill of Tara, known as Temair in gaeilge, was once the ancient seat of power in Ireland – 142 kings are said to have reigned there in prehistoric and...
The Hill of Tara - Teamhair
The Hill of Tara, known as Temair in gaeilge, was once the ancient seat of power in Ireland – 142 kings are said to have reigned there in prehistoric and...
The Hill of Slane - Sláine
The Hill of Slane, overlooking the prehistoric passage-mounds of the Boyne Valley, is famous as the place where Saint Patrick lit the paschal fire, bringing Christianity to Ireland, In mythology...
The Hill of Slane - Sláine
The Hill of Slane, overlooking the prehistoric passage-mounds of the Boyne Valley, is famous as the place where Saint Patrick lit the paschal fire, bringing Christianity to Ireland, In mythology...
Fourknocks - Na Fuar Cnoic
Fourknocks is a small Neolithic burial mound in southeastern County Meath. The mound is part of a complex of small sites in the area, and is significant to Newgrange because...
Fourknocks - Na Fuar Cnoic
Fourknocks is a small Neolithic burial mound in southeastern County Meath. The mound is part of a complex of small sites in the area, and is significant to Newgrange because...
Slane and the Celebration of Easter
As we celebrate Easter, it’s worth bearing in mind that Christianity began in Ireland, according to traditional accounts, at the Hill of Slane, when Saint Patrick lit the Paschal Fire...
Slane and the Celebration of Easter
As we celebrate Easter, it’s worth bearing in mind that Christianity began in Ireland, according to traditional accounts, at the Hill of Slane, when Saint Patrick lit the Paschal Fire...
Sligo: Carrowkeel, Carrowmore, and Queen Medb's...
In the autumn of 2020, I went on something of a megalithic odyssey to County Sligo, to see some of our most ancient stone age monuments in the spectacular setting...
Sligo: Carrowkeel, Carrowmore, and Queen Medb's...
In the autumn of 2020, I went on something of a megalithic odyssey to County Sligo, to see some of our most ancient stone age monuments in the spectacular setting...
Dronehenge: Huge Prehistoric Monuments Found Ne...
In 2018, a summer heatwave dried the land of the Boyne Valley in Ireland, revealing the shadows of previously unknown circular enclosures in the landscape surrounding the world-famous site of...
Dronehenge: Huge Prehistoric Monuments Found Ne...
In 2018, a summer heatwave dried the land of the Boyne Valley in Ireland, revealing the shadows of previously unknown circular enclosures in the landscape surrounding the world-famous site of...
The Lia Fáil - Mystery Screeching Stone of Tara...
The Lia Fáil, known as the Stone of Destiny, sits atop An Forradh (The King's Seat) at the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, pictured here at sunset. The stone, according...
The Lia Fáil - Mystery Screeching Stone of Tara...
The Lia Fáil, known as the Stone of Destiny, sits atop An Forradh (The King's Seat) at the Hill of Tara, Co. Meath, pictured here at sunset. The stone, according...
Baltray Standing Stones
Two standing stones near the village of Baltray overlook the Irish Sea and the Boyne Estuary. In 1999, three Drogheda men discovered a winter solstice sunrise alignment at the stones....
Baltray Standing Stones
Two standing stones near the village of Baltray overlook the Irish Sea and the Boyne Estuary. In 1999, three Drogheda men discovered a winter solstice sunrise alignment at the stones....
Anthony's Books on Ireland's Ancient Sites
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Mythical Ireland Monograph No.3: Fourknocks: archaeology, astronomy and mythology
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Mythical Ireland Monograph No.2: Bóinn, goddess of the Boyne and Milky Way (Signed Copy)
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Mythical Ireland Monograph No. 1: Finn and the Salmon of Knowledge (Signed Copy)
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Island of the Setting Sun (2020 Edition, Signed Copy)
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