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Trim Castle in Co. Meath is the largest castle in Ireland, and one of the largest Norman castles in all of Europe. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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The Drogheda Railway Viaduct, built in the 1850s, is an impressive feat of engineering located in the Boyne Valley. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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Loughcrew, also called “The Storied Hills” or “Mountain of the Witch,” is one of Ireland’s major passage tomb sites, and dates back to around 3200 B.C. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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The Horse Bridge, on the disused Boyne Navigation series of canals, gets its name from the fact that it was built to allow the horses towing the barges to change to the other bank. At other places they had to swim across the water. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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Spectacular Autumn light and color at The Horse Bridge on the Boyne Navigation at Oldbridge near Drogheda, Co. Louth. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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The spires and roofs of Drogheda, Co. Louth, are covered with a layer of snow one day this past winter. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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The verdant banks of the River Boyne near Newgrange Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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Beaulieu woods, near Drogheda, in the autumn Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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Once one of the main entrances to the town of Drogheda, the 700 year old Laurence's Gate, is a beautiful structure, but sadly the council has allowed traffic to pass through it. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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According to myth, the impressive Hill of Slane is the burial place of King Sláine, and in more recent Christian history, the site where Patrick lit the divine Paschal Fire in defiance of the pagan kings at Tara. Church ruins lie atop the hill. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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The megalithic passage tomb at the Hill of Tara, the Mound of the Hostages, is the oldest monument of the site. Evidence of at least 200 individual cremations have been uncovered at the mound. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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The third passage tomb site in the Boyne Valley is Dowth, or the “Fairy Mound of Darkness." Built 5,000 years ago, Dowth's southernmost passage is aligned to the setting sun of the winter solstice. Photo credit:Andy Spearman
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A winter sunrise at Laytown beach Photo credit:Andy Spearman
Pictures from the Boyne Valley -
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March 5, 2009
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Posted by stripes on Mar 17, 2010, 10:23 AM EDTThis is just plain beutiful
Posted by Alphonse on Nov 19, 2009, 04:41 PM EST
All of these pictures are simply so Awesome....
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Posted by stripes on March 17,2010 | 07:23AM
This is just plain beutiful
Posted by Alphonse on November 19,2009 | 01:41PM
All of these pictures are simply so Awesome....
