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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-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 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 ...
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 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...
Welcome to Fourknocks! - a quick tour of ancien...
A wide-angle view of Fourknocks from the northeast. It was excavated and restored in the 1950s. Fourknocks is a small megalithic passage-tomb on a ridge in southeastern County Meath, about...
Welcome to Fourknocks! - a quick tour of ancien...
A wide-angle view of Fourknocks from the northeast. It was excavated and restored in the 1950s. Fourknocks is a small megalithic passage-tomb on a ridge in southeastern County Meath, about...