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The Hag's Chair at Loughcrew - the throne, perhaps, of an ancient queen of the sky and the land

The Hag's Chair at Loughcrew - the throne, perh...

This is the so-called Hag's Chair at Cairn T, Sliabh na Calliagh, Loughcrew. Although it is part of the kerb of the cairn, it is unlike any other kerb stone...

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The Hag's Chair at Loughcrew - the throne, perh...

This is the so-called Hag's Chair at Cairn T, Sliabh na Calliagh, Loughcrew. Although it is part of the kerb of the cairn, it is unlike any other kerb stone...

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The prophecy of the ard-druid from 'The Coming of Cuculain' by Standish O'Grady - read by Anthony Murphy

The prophecy of the ard-druid from 'The Coming ...

Anthony Murphy reads from chapter 1 of The Coming of Cuculain by Standish O'Grady.

The prophecy of the ard-druid from 'The Coming ...

Anthony Murphy reads from chapter 1 of The Coming of Cuculain by Standish O'Grady.

Carrigbrack hill at Loughcrew is also called Sliabh Rua (red mountain) and now I might know why...

Carrigbrack hill at Loughcrew is also called Sl...

Carrigbrack hill at Loughcrew is also known as Red Mountain. Anthony Murphy explores a possible reason for this second name.

Carrigbrack hill at Loughcrew is also called Sl...

Carrigbrack hill at Loughcrew is also known as Red Mountain. Anthony Murphy explores a possible reason for this second name.

Maps of the cairns at Sliabh na Caillighe, Loughcrew

Maps of the cairns at Sliabh na Caillighe, Loug...

Some maps of the Loughcrew cairns, Co. Meath, based on satellite imagery from Bing Maps.

Maps of the cairns at Sliabh na Caillighe, Loug...

Some maps of the Loughcrew cairns, Co. Meath, based on satellite imagery from Bing Maps.

A glorious dawn announces the beginning of winter as sunrise shines into the chamber of Cairn L, Loughcrew

A glorious dawn announces the beginning of wint...

The sun shines into the ancient Cairn L at Carnbane, Loughcrew, to mark the beginning of winter.

A glorious dawn announces the beginning of wint...

The sun shines into the ancient Cairn L at Carnbane, Loughcrew, to mark the beginning of winter.

The old world in all its green and youthful beauty

The old world in all its green and youthful beauty

I could fly from one side of Ireland to the other and I’d hear nothing but the rush of the wind, the running of the rivers and the wild creatures...

The old world in all its green and youthful beauty

I could fly from one side of Ireland to the other and I’d hear nothing but the rush of the wind, the running of the rivers and the wild creatures...