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Religion, racism and propaganda: why King Charles III will NOT be crowned on an ancient Irish stone

Religion, racism and propaganda: why King Charl...

The story of Ireland’s coronation stone, Lia Fáil (fo-ail, the “under-stone”, i.e. the stone that screamed under the rightful king, also known as the ‘Stone of Destiny’) is so tainted...

Religion, racism and propaganda: why King Charl...

The story of Ireland’s coronation stone, Lia Fáil (fo-ail, the “under-stone”, i.e. the stone that screamed under the rightful king, also known as the ‘Stone of Destiny’) is so tainted...

Island of the Setting Sun inspired the work of famous artist Jo Baer

Island of the Setting Sun inspired the work of ...

It's not every day you discover that your written work has inspired a famous artist.  Jo Baer is an American painter whose works are displayed in the Museum of Modern...

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Island of the Setting Sun inspired the work of ...

It's not every day you discover that your written work has inspired a famous artist.  Jo Baer is an American painter whose works are displayed in the Museum of Modern...

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Tree rings and catastrophes - Irish myth, archaeology and the fascinating revelations of dendrochonology

Tree rings and catastrophes - Irish myth, archa...

The following is a transcript of a conversation I had with Mike Baillie of Queen’s University, one of the foremost experts on dendrochronology. The study of tree rings in Irish...

Tree rings and catastrophes - Irish myth, archa...

The following is a transcript of a conversation I had with Mike Baillie of Queen’s University, one of the foremost experts on dendrochronology. The study of tree rings in Irish...

A beautiful display of northern lights between the clouds over Newgrange

A beautiful display of northern lights between ...

Displays of aurora borealis (northern lights), which are very familiar to people living in the far north of the world in places like Alaska, northern Canada, Iceland and Scandinavia, are surprisingly...

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A beautiful display of northern lights between ...

Displays of aurora borealis (northern lights), which are very familiar to people living in the far north of the world in places like Alaska, northern Canada, Iceland and Scandinavia, are surprisingly...

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I think I might have found the Irish word for a henge

I think I might have found the Irish word for a...

I think I have found the Irish word or compound word for a henge. In the mythology of Brú na Bóinne, which has the world's largest concentration of henge monuments,...

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I think I might have found the Irish word for a...

I think I have found the Irish word or compound word for a henge. In the mythology of Brú na Bóinne, which has the world's largest concentration of henge monuments,...

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Another cropmark discovery at Newgrange Farm: Gateway to another world

Another cropmark discovery at Newgrange Farm: G...

In April of 2022, I made a further discovery at Newgrange Farm. I photographed crop marks that had appeared unexpectedly in two of the fields there, one of which I...

Another cropmark discovery at Newgrange Farm: G...

In April of 2022, I made a further discovery at Newgrange Farm. I photographed crop marks that had appeared unexpectedly in two of the fields there, one of which I...