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Buí, the smiling hag of Knowth, perhaps?

Buí, the smiling hag of Knowth, perhaps?

Many people look for meaning in the symbols carved in stone at the great monuments of the Boyne. Sometimes the most facile examination (and perhaps the most puerile too!) is...

Buí, the smiling hag of Knowth, perhaps?

Many people look for meaning in the symbols carved in stone at the great monuments of the Boyne. Sometimes the most facile examination (and perhaps the most puerile too!) is...

Giant 'High Man' art installation unveiled in Drogheda

Giant 'High Man' art installation unveiled in D...

A suitably giant poster of a huge hero figure has just been unveiled as an art installation at the Drogheda Workspace Centre.

Giant 'High Man' art installation unveiled in D...

A suitably giant poster of a huge hero figure has just been unveiled as an art installation at the Drogheda Workspace Centre.

Dagda had two mounds - Newgrange and Mound B

Dagda had two mounds - Newgrange and Mound B

The Dagda, who was chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was said to have owned and built Newgrange. But he had a second mound - the one he retired to...

Dagda had two mounds - Newgrange and Mound B

The Dagda, who was chief of the Tuatha Dé Danann, was said to have owned and built Newgrange. But he had a second mound - the one he retired to...

Three podcast interviews with Anthony Murphy

Three podcast interviews with Anthony Murphy

Mythical Ireland\'s Anthony Murphy has been featured in three podcast interviews about Mythical Ireland, monuments, myths, astronomy and his discovery of a henge at Newgrange.

Three podcast interviews with Anthony Murphy

Mythical Ireland\'s Anthony Murphy has been featured in three podcast interviews about Mythical Ireland, monuments, myths, astronomy and his discovery of a henge at Newgrange.

Tuatha Dé Danann - their origins in the old manuscripts

Tuatha Dé Danann - their origins in the old man...

Anthony Murphy briefly discusses the origins of the name of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the early gods in Irish literature

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Tuatha Dé Danann - their origins in the old man...

Anthony Murphy briefly discusses the origins of the name of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the early gods in Irish literature

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The night stretches – Lughnasa brings a noticeable shortening of the days

The night stretches – Lughnasa brings a notic...

While the phrase "grand stretch in the evenings" is common in Ireland in spring, at the beginning of autumn we might have said "the night stretches".

The night stretches – Lughnasa brings a notic...

While the phrase "grand stretch in the evenings" is common in Ireland in spring, at the beginning of autumn we might have said "the night stretches".