Sliver of sunlight breaks through to Newgrange burial chamber on overcast winter solstice morning
Hundreds of people, including drummers and dancers, gather at Co Meath neolithic passage tomb at sunrise
Newgrange in Co Meath is one of the most astonishing prehistoric monuments in the world. At an estimated 5,200 years old, it is older than the pyramids at Giza and was built by our ancestors in the Stone Age
Hundreds of people, including drummers and dancers, gather at Co Meath neolithic passage tomb at sunrise
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It is probably not a coincidence that Christmas is so close to the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere
Former Irish Times literary correspondent died in crash on December 23rd
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Scorched lawns expose outline of historical buildings and walks in Meath and Offaly
Anthony Murphy says the new henge could be aligned to Bealtaine and Lughnasa
The first research excavations at the Co Meath site in more than 30 years have begun
From hunting treasure to climbing Skellig Michael, there is lots to try out this year
Shaft of light enters 5,000-year-old tomb at sunrise, if skies are clear
Smashing Times theatre company has organised a free family-friendly festival to mark the day
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