Anthony Murphy in the'As Above, So Below' documentary.

The uncursing of Tara: Artist Richard Moore has suggested a novel idea - that the Government of Ireland sit temporarily on the Hill of Tara and enact some laws to show that Ireland is being governed from its true and ancient heart. Added: September 2009.

Documentary footage: Our video section now has a clip from the wonderful documentary 'As Above So Below', made by film-maker Roel Oostra. The documentary features Anthony Murphy from Mythical Ireland talking about ancient Irish astronomy. Beautifully made. Added: September 6th 2009.

Sunset over Tara: Our new Photo of the Month for September is submitted by Dave Fleming. It shows a beautiful sunset scene over the Stone of Destiny, the Lia Fáil, on the Hill of Tara. Added: September 6th 2009.

Mysterious new monuments: A group of monuments under construction was captured in these amazing photographs by Mythical Ireland's Anthony Murphy. These new monuments in County Meath are a mystery, perhaps part of some future visitor attraction. Added: July 27th 2009.

Dowth - the artist and the legend: a new atmospheric video captures some of the atmosphere and the mythology of Dowth, one of the three major monuments of the Boyne Valley. Added: July 9th 2009.

Secrets of the Stones: A major new two-part television series being shown on RTE 1 looks at some of our iconic ancient sites and tries to answer some of the key questions surrounding them. Added: April 7th 2009.

Forum Upgraded: Due to continuous spam registrations (between 20 and 40 every day), I've upgraded the forum to a much more secure PHPBB version 3. The theme style of the forum has changed, but all the content is still there, so hopefully more genuine users will register and the forum will be a much busier place. Updated: January 22nd, 2009.

Irish & Celtic music section.

Irish and Celtic Music: A brand new section at Mythical Ireland, created on the day of Winter Solstice when all sorts of artistic people get great inspiration. This section is devoted to those whose music is inspired by all things Irish and Celtic, including monuments, landscapes and myths. Added: December 21st, 2008.

Winter Solstice sunrise 2008: While 400 people went to Newgrange for Winter Solstice and were disappointed due to cloud, a small gathering of twenty people enjoyed the solstice dawn at Baltray. Added: December 21st, 2008.

Wright's Stonehenge drawing on the Google Earth view of Carnbeg.

Ireland's Stonehenge imagery study: A tenative and non-scientific study of some imagery and data relating to Ireland's Stonehenge. Here some archaeological imagery and Wright's 1746 drawing are overlaid onto the Carnbeg landscape as it exists today. Added: December 9th, 2008.

Millmount cannon, book launch: Cannons were fired from Millmount to mark the 200th anniversary of the construction of the martello tower there. This event coincided with the launch of Brendan Matthews' book "Tower of Strength". Added: December 13th, 2008.

Ireland's Stonehenge update: New information has come to light about the fate of Ireland's Stonehenge, a huge circular enclosure consisting of four concentric circles of stones which apparently vanished from the face of the earth. Some new information can be found on the Ireland's Stonehenge page. Updated: December 4th, 2008.

Triple conjunction: A rare conjunction of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon photographed in the winter evening sky. Added: November 30th, 2008.

Mythical Ireland airplane: A fictional aircraft livery, on the ATR 72-500, designed by Anthony Murphy featuring the Mythical Ireland logo and promotion. Added: November 2008.

Mythic Links events: The Autumn schedule of events for the popular and growing Mythic Links group is available now. Click here to see upcoming events. Added: October 1st, 2008.

Second edition launch: The new revised and updated edition of Island of the Setting Sun has been launched at Dublin Castle. See photos on this page. Added: September 26th, 2008.

Proleek Dolmen.

Mythology page updated: The myths and legends section page has been updated with new images. Updated: September 26th, 2008.

Art section updated: New paintings by Mythical Ireland artist Richard Moore, plus a more user-friendly interface for the art section. Updated: September 26th, 2008.

Proleek summer alignment: The newly-discovered Proleek Dolmen alignment to summer solstice is featured on the home page, and also a more detailed page in the Proleek section, which has been updated with new photos. The home page featuring the announcement has been moved to the old home pages section. Added: July 15th, 2008.

Baltray star trails: The spectacular image of star trails over the Baltray standing stones which was featured on the front cover of Astronomy & Space magazine was featured on our home page during June and early July. This page has now been moved to the Baltray section. Moved: July 15th, 2008.

Millmount: A martello tower sitting on an ancient mound in Drogheda, the gateway to the Boyne Valley. Said to be the burial place of Amergin, Millmount now has its own section here at Mythical Ireland. See also the new Millmount summer solstice sunset video there and on the videos page. Added: June 21st, 2008.

Claire Fitch: The hauntingly beautiful sounds of Claire Fitch, Ambiencellist, which accompany the above Millmount video, are brought to you from Claire's sea-side studio near the Boyne Valley. Her latest work, Celocity, is available now. See this page for more about this wonderful artist. Added: June 21st, 2008.

Video News Bulletins: As part of our audio-visual expansion, Mythical Ireland is now providing video news bulletins as a service to our visitors. You can find the news videos on our news page here. Added: June 2008.

The Saint Patrick alignment

Slane section overhauled: The section about the Hill of Slane has been updated with new information and images, plus a page about the Saint Patrick equinox alignment. Updated: June 5th, 2008.

International Space Station: Watch the ISS pass very close to Saturn, almost in front of it, in this video clip (Windows Movie File, 5.1MB), shot from Drogheda. Added: May 29th, 2008.

Patrick's Equinox Journey: With the addition of the new Borderlands home page, we've moved Patrick's Equinox Journey to the Slane section. View it here. Added: May 14th, 2008.

New video section: We've gone audio visual here at Mythical Ireland with a new section devoted to giving you the sights and sounds experience of Ireland. Added: May 7th, 2008.

Loughcrew stars: As a result of adding the new video blurb on the home page, we've had to move Declan McCormack's spectacular Loughcrew image to the "old home pages" section. View it here. Added: May 7th, 2008.

Good reviews: More positive reviews of Island of the Setting Sun, including a thorough critical review by an archaeologist, plus some enthusiastic readers who gave it five stars on Amazon. Added: April 11th, 2008.

Aerial images of the Loughcrew cairns

Loughcrew aerial photos: Mythical Ireland went skyward to bring you these dramatic aerial photos of the Loughcrew cairns. There are over 30 cairns on the peaks of the hills of Sliabh na Calliagh. Added: March 30th, 2008.

Newgrange under stars: Our new 'Photo of the Month' is a dramatic picture of Newgrange under a night sky. Added: April 1st, 2008.

Cairn U update: The page about Cairn U at Carnbane East, Loughcrew, has been updated with new images of the artwork on some of its stones. I've left the old page there so you can see the difference. Added: March 27th, 2008.

Spring Equinox 2008: The illumination of the rear chamber stone at Cairn T was particularly spectacular as a beautifully clear morning allowed strong sunlight penetrate the chamber. Added: March 22nd, 2008.

Solstice Webcast homepage: For three months, our home page was dominated by images from the Winter Solstice webcast at Newgrange on December 21st and 22nd 2007. Added: March 16th, 2008.

Book passages: Read some passages from Island of the Setting Sun. The book is now all but sold out, and we're working on a revised and expanded second edition, to be released hopefully in June. Added: March 2008.

Anthony Murphy in 'As Above, So Below'

As Above, So Below: Mythical Ireland's Anthony Murphy and Richard Moore, also authors of Island of the Setting Sun, featured in a new documentary shown on Dutch TV called 'As Above, So Below', which looks at ancient cultures around the world and how they studied the sky. Added: February 3rd, 2008.

West of Ireland journey: Some of the most beautiful scenery in Ireland, and indeed the world, is to be found in Connemara. We captured some of that scenery from a moving car from this special little video. Added: January 24th, 2008.

Mythical Ireland tours: Now you can experience the myth and magic of the ancient Irish landscape in a unique way by taking part in our new tours. Visit the World Heritage Site that is the Boyne Valley and hear about stones, stars and stories, and explore the mystic landscape. Added: December 26th, 2007.