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Mythical Ireland tour of the archaeology, mythology and history of Dowth

Mythical Ireland tour of the archaeology, mytho...

Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland led a tour of the archaeology, mythology and history of the great megalithic passage-tomb of Dowth in the Boyne Valley.

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Mythical Ireland tour of the archaeology, mytho...

Anthony Murphy of Mythical Ireland led a tour of the archaeology, mythology and history of the great megalithic passage-tomb of Dowth in the Boyne Valley.

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Snapped by Google Earth while flying my drone near Newgrange!

Snapped by Google Earth while flying my drone n...

New Google Earth imagery from August 2022 captured me on one of my many missions to Brú na Bóinne to capture drone imagery of the monuments there.

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Snapped by Google Earth while flying my drone n...

New Google Earth imagery from August 2022 captured me on one of my many missions to Brú na Bóinne to capture drone imagery of the monuments there.

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Irish Government publishes ten-year conservation and management plan for Hill of Tara

Irish Government publishes ten-year conservatio...

The Government has published a new conservation management plan for the state-owned lands at the ancient Hill of Tara, one of Ireland's most important archaeological and cultural landscapes. The plan...

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Irish Government publishes ten-year conservatio...

The Government has published a new conservation management plan for the state-owned lands at the ancient Hill of Tara, one of Ireland's most important archaeological and cultural landscapes. The plan...

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The new Mythical Ireland website - a user guide

The new Mythical Ireland website - a user guide

A brand new version of the Mythical Ireland website was launched on 30th September 2022. In this blog post, curator Anthony Murphy takes us through all its new features. The...

The new Mythical Ireland website - a user guide

A brand new version of the Mythical Ireland website was launched on 30th September 2022. In this blog post, curator Anthony Murphy takes us through all its new features. The...

Fourknocks ridge from the air

Fourknocks ridge from the air

This aerial photo of the Fourknocks monument demonstrates aptly how many Irish passage-tombs are situated on hills, ridges and upland areas.

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Fourknocks ridge from the air

This aerial photo of the Fourknocks monument demonstrates aptly how many Irish passage-tombs are situated on hills, ridges and upland areas.

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Ancient Alignment: Stone Age cairn in Meath points to ancestral tomb 94 kilometres away in Sligo

Ancient Alignment: Stone Age cairn in Meath poi...

Cairn S at Slieve na Calliagh, Loughcrew, Co. Meath, points towards the Carrowkeel/Keshcorran complex over 90km away in Sligo. Anthony Murphy investigates

Ancient Alignment: Stone Age cairn in Meath poi...

Cairn S at Slieve na Calliagh, Loughcrew, Co. Meath, points towards the Carrowkeel/Keshcorran complex over 90km away in Sligo. Anthony Murphy investigates