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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...

The celebration of Samhain/Hallowe'en probably goes right back into prehistoric times in Ireland

The celebration of Samhain/Hallowe'en probably ...

The celebration of Samhain probably originates in prehistoric Ireland, argues Anthony Murphy.

The celebration of Samhain/Hallowe'en probably ...

The celebration of Samhain probably originates in prehistoric Ireland, argues Anthony Murphy.

Pictures from the excavation of a 5,000-year-old passage-tomb at the Hellfire Club overlooking Dublin

Pictures from the excavation of a 5,000-year-ol...

The excavation of a 5,000-year-old passage-tomb located at the Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill overlooking Dublin is significant for a number of reasons. It's the first excavation of a passage-tomb...

Pictures from the excavation of a 5,000-year-ol...

The excavation of a 5,000-year-old passage-tomb located at the Hellfire Club on Montpelier Hill overlooking Dublin is significant for a number of reasons. It's the first excavation of a passage-tomb...

The remarkable geological secret behind the location where the large stones of Newgrange were sourced

The remarkable geological secret behind the loc...

The giant kerb stones of Newgrange, and many of those at Knowth, weighing up to five tonnes apiece and more, were sourced along the coastline at Clogherhead, and brought by...

The remarkable geological secret behind the loc...

The giant kerb stones of Newgrange, and many of those at Knowth, weighing up to five tonnes apiece and more, were sourced along the coastline at Clogherhead, and brought by...

A marvellous vision of Tír na nÓg at Sliabh na Caillighe

A marvellous vision of Tír na nÓg at Sliabh na ...

When you climb Sliabh na Caillighe (the hill known today as Carnbane East, Loughcrew), it's difficult not to think of what motives and forces inspired a community of people in...

A marvellous vision of Tír na nÓg at Sliabh na ...

When you climb Sliabh na Caillighe (the hill known today as Carnbane East, Loughcrew), it's difficult not to think of what motives and forces inspired a community of people in...

The Milky Way in Irish mythology and folklore

The Milky Way in Irish mythology and folklore

The Milky Way has been known by several names and phrases in Irish mythology and folklore. Principal among its names seems to have been Bealach na Bó Finne, which means the Way...

The Milky Way in Irish mythology and folklore

The Milky Way has been known by several names and phrases in Irish mythology and folklore. Principal among its names seems to have been Bealach na Bó Finne, which means the Way...