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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...
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...
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?
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?
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!
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
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...
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...
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
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...
The Evening Star setting at Newgrange, Ireland
The Evening Star, Venus, setting behind Newgrange. Click image to see larger version. More than 5,000 years ago, the people who built Newgrange peered out into the heavens and watched...
The Evening Star setting at Newgrange, Ireland
The Evening Star, Venus, setting behind Newgrange. Click image to see larger version. More than 5,000 years ago, the people who built Newgrange peered out into the heavens and watched...
Two pictures from Inis Mór on the Aran Islands
A wedge tomb and stone fort at Ochall on Inis Mór on the Aran Islands. An old abandoned lighthouse on Inis Mór with the crescent moon.
Two pictures from Inis Mór on the Aran Islands
A wedge tomb and stone fort at Ochall on Inis Mór on the Aran Islands. An old abandoned lighthouse on Inis Mór with the crescent moon.
Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage formally launched
Dolores Whelan, Anthony Murphy and Karen Ward step over a Brigid'sgirdle to formally launch the new Brigid's Way pilgrimage in Kildare Heritage Centre. The new Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage was...
Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage formally launched
Dolores Whelan, Anthony Murphy and Karen Ward step over a Brigid'sgirdle to formally launch the new Brigid's Way pilgrimage in Kildare Heritage Centre. The new Brigid's Way Celtic Pilgrimage was...
Early colour illustration of Newgrange from 1918
A colour illustration showing 'Brug na Boinne', from 'The Mythology of All Races', Volume III, Louis Herbert Gray (editing), 1918. Here is the caption that was included with the image:...
Early colour illustration of Newgrange from 1918
A colour illustration showing 'Brug na Boinne', from 'The Mythology of All Races', Volume III, Louis Herbert Gray (editing), 1918. Here is the caption that was included with the image:...
Newgrange Book: A glowing tribute from Jack Rob...
For all us stone-mad megalithomaniacs and anyone interested in ancient Irish mythology and cosmology, the name Jack Roberts is a famous one. Jack was a member of Martin Brennan's research...
Newgrange Book: A glowing tribute from Jack Rob...
For all us stone-mad megalithomaniacs and anyone interested in ancient Irish mythology and cosmology, the name Jack Roberts is a famous one. Jack was a member of Martin Brennan's research...
How Aonghus took the Brugh from Elcmar
'What counsel do you give this lad?' asked Midhir. 'I have this for him' replied Eochaid 'On the day of the Samhain let him go into the Brugh and let...
How Aonghus took the Brugh from Elcmar
'What counsel do you give this lad?' asked Midhir. 'I have this for him' replied Eochaid 'On the day of the Samhain let him go into the Brugh and let...
Slí Bhríde Celtic Way pilgrimage to be launched
I'm very excited about the forthcoming launch of 'Slí Bhríde' - Brigid's Way - a Celtic Pilgrimage route based on an alignment of prehistoric and eminent sites and monuments linking...
Slí Bhríde Celtic Way pilgrimage to be launched
I'm very excited about the forthcoming launch of 'Slí Bhríde' - Brigid's Way - a Celtic Pilgrimage route based on an alignment of prehistoric and eminent sites and monuments linking...
Cúchulainn guards the starlit ford of night
Cúchulainn, the mythical hero of the Táin Bó Cuailnge epic, has many attributes that place him among the stars, specifically as the constellation we know today as Orion. In Ciaran...
Cúchulainn guards the starlit ford of night
Cúchulainn, the mythical hero of the Táin Bó Cuailnge epic, has many attributes that place him among the stars, specifically as the constellation we know today as Orion. In Ciaran...
Irish: the most ancient nationality of Western ...
A short quote about the Irish people in the 19th century from the writing of Rev. Augustus Thebaud.
Irish: the most ancient nationality of Western ...
A short quote about the Irish people in the 19th century from the writing of Rev. Augustus Thebaud.
Video - the making of the new Boyne Valley inte...
A short video showing how I made a Boyne Valley Ancient Sites Interactive Map.
Video - the making of the new Boyne Valley inte...
A short video showing how I made a Boyne Valley Ancient Sites Interactive Map.
Following my Newgrange ancestors at Rathcor beach
This is a short video I made back in August while visiting Rathcor beach on the Cooley peninsula, said by geologists to have been the place where the builders of...
Following my Newgrange ancestors at Rathcor beach
This is a short video I made back in August while visiting Rathcor beach on the Cooley peninsula, said by geologists to have been the place where the builders of...
First copy of 'Newgrange: Monument to Immortality'
I am delighted to report that I have just received the first copy of 'Newgrange: Monument to Immortality' from The Liffey Press. I received a call this morning to say...
First copy of 'Newgrange: Monument to Immortality'
I am delighted to report that I have just received the first copy of 'Newgrange: Monument to Immortality' from The Liffey Press. I received a call this morning to say...