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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".

Eclipse dreaming: a blood red moon at Newgrange

Eclipse dreaming: a blood red moon at Newgrange

On the night of a total eclipse which should have been visible from inside Newgrange, the sky was overcast and heavy rain came after two months of drought

Eclipse dreaming: a blood red moon at Newgrange

On the night of a total eclipse which should have been visible from inside Newgrange, the sky was overcast and heavy rain came after two months of drought

The Newgrange henge: a preliminary investigation of possible astronomical alignment

The Newgrange henge: a preliminary investigatio...

Was the New Henge of Newgrange, discovered by Anthony Murphy and Ken Williams on 10th July 2018, possible aligned on Bealtine/Lughnasa cross-quarter sunsets?

The Newgrange henge: a preliminary investigatio...

Was the New Henge of Newgrange, discovered by Anthony Murphy and Ken Williams on 10th July 2018, possible aligned on Bealtine/Lughnasa cross-quarter sunsets?