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Calling the Tuatha Dé Danann back from the sídhe at Ireland's time of great need

Calling the Tuatha Dé Danann back from the sídh...

How do myths and monuments contribute to our understanding of a modern political and social crisis? Can the Tuatha Dé Danann help?

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Calling the Tuatha Dé Danann back from the sídh...

How do myths and monuments contribute to our understanding of a modern political and social crisis? Can the Tuatha Dé Danann help?

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Ever wondered what the inside of Dowth looks like?

Ever wondered what the inside of Dowth looks like?

Did you ever wonder what the interior of Dowth's megalithic chambers looks like? A new 3D laser scan model gives you a virtual tour.

Ever wondered what the inside of Dowth looks like?

Did you ever wonder what the interior of Dowth's megalithic chambers looks like? A new 3D laser scan model gives you a virtual tour.

The history books really do need re-writing!

The history books really do need re-writing!

An Irish secondary school history book contains errors in relation to the age of Newgrange.

The history books really do need re-writing!

An Irish secondary school history book contains errors in relation to the age of Newgrange.

On the quest for the Cailleach of Clogherhead

On the quest for the Cailleach of Clogherhead

When you stand at the giant amphitheatre-like henge monument near Dowth - the one archaeologists have ingloriously named 'Site Q' - on the morning of summer solstice, the longest day...

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On the quest for the Cailleach of Clogherhead

When you stand at the giant amphitheatre-like henge monument near Dowth - the one archaeologists have ingloriously named 'Site Q' - on the morning of summer solstice, the longest day...

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Positive review of Newgrange book in Archaeology Ireland

Positive review of Newgrange book in Archaeolog...

Archaeology Ireland magazine has featured a very positive review of my latest book, 'Newgrange: Monument to Immortality. Here is the text of their review: Newgrange – Monument to Immortality (The...

Positive review of Newgrange book in Archaeolog...

Archaeology Ireland magazine has featured a very positive review of my latest book, 'Newgrange: Monument to Immortality. Here is the text of their review: Newgrange – Monument to Immortality (The...

Venus and Mercury over misty Newgrange & Knowth

Venus and Mercury over misty Newgrange & Knowth

Click on the image to see a larger version. This is tonight's shot of Venus and Mercury over Newgrange and Knowth in the Boyne Valley, taken June 6th. There was...

Venus and Mercury over misty Newgrange & Knowth

Click on the image to see a larger version. This is tonight's shot of Venus and Mercury over Newgrange and Knowth in the Boyne Valley, taken June 6th. There was...