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Knowth kerbstone 83 - natural and man-made holes
This is kerbstone 83 at Knowth – or, if you prefer Martin Brennan's numbering system (which I don't), kerbstone NW9. Professor George Eogan, who excavated Knowth, refers to the style...
Knowth kerbstone 83 - natural and man-made holes
This is kerbstone 83 at Knowth – or, if you prefer Martin Brennan's numbering system (which I don't), kerbstone NW9. Professor George Eogan, who excavated Knowth, refers to the style...

Heaven's mirror - as above, so below at Knowth
The interpretation of megalithic art is a highly subjective area. I have a tendency to go along with some, but not all, of Martin Brennan's interpretations, and am particularly impressed...
Heaven's mirror - as above, so below at Knowth
The interpretation of megalithic art is a highly subjective area. I have a tendency to go along with some, but not all, of Martin Brennan's interpretations, and am particularly impressed...

An investigation of the alignment of the passag...
Several years ago I wrote about the Cygnus Enigma and the apparent orientation of Newgrange towards Fourknocks and the orientation of Fourknocks towards a place on the horizon where the brightest star...
An investigation of the alignment of the passag...
Several years ago I wrote about the Cygnus Enigma and the apparent orientation of Newgrange towards Fourknocks and the orientation of Fourknocks towards a place on the horizon where the brightest star...

Science and mysticism - the genius of the Stone...
The more insignificant modern man becomes - on his shrinking earth, hardly a cosmic speck - the more arrogant he is. He feels far less humility toward the ever-vaster unknown...
Science and mysticism - the genius of the Stone...
The more insignificant modern man becomes - on his shrinking earth, hardly a cosmic speck - the more arrogant he is. He feels far less humility toward the ever-vaster unknown...

The writing continues. Always, the writing cont...
As long as I can remember, I've been writing. While it's true that all children learn to write from a young age anyway, I think I developed a love for...
The writing continues. Always, the writing cont...
As long as I can remember, I've been writing. While it's true that all children learn to write from a young age anyway, I think I developed a love for...

No passage-tomb under Millmount?
Millmount might not have been built on a Stone Age passage-tomb, a public presentation of archaeological data heard last night in Drogheda.However, one intriguing possibility based on the results of...
No passage-tomb under Millmount?
Millmount might not have been built on a Stone Age passage-tomb, a public presentation of archaeological data heard last night in Drogheda.However, one intriguing possibility based on the results of...
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