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Latest podcast: Newgrange and the place name 'Bro' or 'Broe' - from Brug na Bóinne, its ancient name

Latest podcast: Newgrange and the place name 'B...

Above is my latest podcast, which this week focuses on the place name 'Bro', also written 'Broe', which is found at Newgrange and in its vicinity. William Borlase, in his...

Latest podcast: Newgrange and the place name 'B...

Above is my latest podcast, which this week focuses on the place name 'Bro', also written 'Broe', which is found at Newgrange and in its vicinity. William Borlase, in his...

Early plans, drawings and photographs of Newgrange by Irish scholar and archaeologist George Coffey

Early plans, drawings and photographs of Newgra...

Some early plans and drawings of Newgrange from archaeologist George Coffey.

Early plans, drawings and photographs of Newgra...

Some early plans and drawings of Newgrange from archaeologist George Coffey.

Rare exquisite drawings of Newgrange from 1866

Rare exquisite drawings of Newgrange from 1866

A sketch of the entrance to Newgrange published in 1866. These two drawings of Newgrange are extraordinary. I've never seen them until today. And even though I've written a book about Newgrange...

Rare exquisite drawings of Newgrange from 1866

A sketch of the entrance to Newgrange published in 1866. These two drawings of Newgrange are extraordinary. I've never seen them until today. And even though I've written a book about Newgrange...

The search for Amergin and Drogheda's Stone Age past

The search for Amergin and Drogheda's Stone Age...

Drogheda Museum / Old Drogheda SocietySpecial HERITAGE WEEK lecture Is Millmount really a passage-tomb?  THE SEARCH FOR AMHAIRGIN – Looking deep into Millmount’s past … By Kevin Barton & Conor...

The search for Amergin and Drogheda's Stone Age...

Drogheda Museum / Old Drogheda SocietySpecial HERITAGE WEEK lecture Is Millmount really a passage-tomb?  THE SEARCH FOR AMHAIRGIN – Looking deep into Millmount’s past … By Kevin Barton & Conor...

First passage-tomb discovered in the Boyne Valley for two centuries using new archaeological techniques

First passage-tomb discovered in the Boyne Vall...

The first passage-tomb to be discovered at Brú na Bóinne in 200 years was identified using modern imaging techniques.

First passage-tomb discovered in the Boyne Vall...

The first passage-tomb to be discovered at Brú na Bóinne in 200 years was identified using modern imaging techniques.

Author Martin Brennan speaking in Ireland at the Boyne Valley Revision conference

Author Martin Brennan speaking in Ireland at th...

In 2009, after having thought about it for a long time, I decided to try to get Martin Brennan back to Ireland. The author of 'The Boyne Valley Vision' and...

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Author Martin Brennan speaking in Ireland at th...

In 2009, after having thought about it for a long time, I decided to try to get Martin Brennan back to Ireland. The author of 'The Boyne Valley Vision' and...

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