IrishCentral Newgrange - b5cc3275d518416eacb61d676e8d84d1 http://www.irishcentral.com/topics/Newgrange IrishCentral Newgrange en-us http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/The-magic-of-the-tombs-at-Newgrange-on-the-winter-solstice-184329441.html http://www.irishcentral.com/roots/The-magic-of-the-tombs-at-Newgrange-on-the-winter-solstice-184329441.html The magic of the tombs at Newgrange on the winter solstice (IrishCentral) Thu, 20 Dec 2012 01:47:27 PST
By: DARA MCBRIDE

Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland, is one the most famous prehistoric sites in the world for good reason. It’s constructed in such a way that at dawn on the shortest day of the year (the winter solstice) a narrow beam of sunlight illuminates the floor of the structure’s inner chamber just after sunrise, filling the long passageway with a bright shaft of sunlight.

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By: CATHY HAYES

On the morning of December 21st 2010 County Meath’s Newgrange became a site of historic importance in celestial terms when a lunar eclipse and the winter equinox coincided. Not since the Tudor’s times, 450 years ago, has such an event occurred.

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By: CATHY HAYES

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READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/-Newgrange-stone-age-builders-first-to-believe-in-life-after-death-says-new-book--177453951.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/-Newgrange-stone-age-builders-first-to-believe-in-life-after-death-says-new-book--177453951.html Newgrange stone age builders first to believe in life after death says new book (IrishCentral) Tue, 06 Nov 2012 04:11:13 PST
By: JANE WALSH

The Stone Age community that built Ireland’s world famous Newgrange monument over 5,000 years ago might have been among the earliest people to realize that the human soul survives physical death and journeys to a wonderful otherworld, a new book reveals.

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By: KERRY O'SHEA

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By: MOLLY MULDOON

PHOTOS - Eight Celtic holidays photo gallery

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/travel/Newgrange---Irelands-most-magical-ancient-monument-135993108.html http://www.irishcentral.com/travel/Newgrange---Irelands-most-magical-ancient-monument-135993108.html Newgrange - Ireland's most magical ancient monument (IrishCentral) Wed, 21 Dec 2011 06:38:41 PST
By: SUSAN BYRON

Tomorrow, December 22nd is the winter solstice and shortest day of the year when the inner chamber at Newgrange, a World Heritage site, is flooded with light for just a few minutes at sunrise.

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By: CATHY HAYES

On the morning of December 21st 2010 County Meath’s Newgrange became a site of historic importance in celestial terms when a lunar eclipse and the winter equinox coincided. Not since the Tudor’s times, 450 years ago, has such an event occurred.

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By: DARA MCBRIDE

Newgrange in County Meath, Ireland, is one the most famous prehistoric sites in the world for good reason. It’s constructed in such a way that at dawn on the shortest day of the year (the winter solstice) a narrow beam of sunlight illuminates the floor of the structure’s inner chamber just after sunrise, filling the long passageway with a bright shaft of sunlight.

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By: JORDANA KOZUPSKY

Newgrange, the 5,000-year-old Co. Meath site that has attracted countless tourists for the “illumination of its passage and chamber by the winter solstice sun,” is currently being searched for more passageways, according to RTE.

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By: JAMES FERRITER

Read more: Lunar eclipse and winter solstice at Newgrange

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By: CATHY HAYES

Read more: Newgrange winter solstice to coincide with lunar eclipse for the first time in 450 years

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Newgrange-winter-solstice-to-coincide-with-lunar-eclipse-for-the-first-time-in-450-years-112191029.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Newgrange-winter-solstice-to-coincide-with-lunar-eclipse-for-the-first-time-in-450-years-112191029.html Newgrange winter solstice to coincide with lunar eclipse for the first time in 450 years (IrishCentral) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 09:27:53 PST
By: CATHY HAYES

Read more: Crowds expected to gather to witness magical winter solstice light ceremony at Newgrange

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/newgrange-just-one-of-irelands-ancient-monuments-with-solar-or-lunar-allignments-112174344.html http://www.irishcentral.com/story/travel/irelands-hidden-gems/newgrange-just-one-of-irelands-ancient-monuments-with-solar-or-lunar-allignments-112174344.html Newgrange - Ireland's most magical ancient momument. (IrishCentral) Mon, 20 Dec 2010 01:50:04 PST Read more: Crowds expected to gather to witness magical winter solstice light ceremony at Newgrange Tomorrow, December 21st is the winter solstice and shortest day of the year when the inner chamber at Newgrange, a World Heritage site, is flooded with light for just a few minutes at sunrise This year is particularly special because for the first time in 450 years a a total lunar eclipse will occur at the same time, an omen for much needed new enlightment for Ireland? perhapsPre-dating the pyramids this Irish megalithic structure is that precisely aligned and has stood the test of time as just that, a finely tuned highly accurate, despite the subsequent slight tilting of the earths axis, instrument of time The rising sun gradually illuminates the carved standing stones of the passage eventually reaching the innermost chamber, for what sacred rite or purpose nobody knows for sure READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/travel/-Crowds-expected-to-gather-to-witness-magical-winter-solstice-light-ceremony-at-Newgrange-112150334.html http://www.irishcentral.com/travel/-Crowds-expected-to-gather-to-witness-magical-winter-solstice-light-ceremony-at-Newgrange-112150334.html Crowds expected to gather to witness magical winter solstice light ceremony at Newgrange (IrishCentral) Sun, 19 Dec 2010 06:54:56 PST
By: DONAL THORTON

CLICK HERE: Take a step back in time at Newgrange

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Newgrange-winter-solstice-may-fall-victim-to-weather-this-year-112121519.html http://www.irishcentral.com/news/Newgrange-winter-solstice-may-fall-victim-to-weather-this-year-112121519.html Newgrange winter solstice may fall victim to weather this year (IrishCentral) Sat, 18 Dec 2010 05:40:19 PST
By: MOLLY MULDOON

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By: DONAL THORNTON

Two unsuspecting fishermen caught a 5,000-year-old canoe in Ireland's Boyne river.

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By: Donal Thornton

READ MORE ]]> http://www.irishcentral.com/travel/Take-a-step-back-in-time-at-Newgrange-79077682.html http://www.irishcentral.com/travel/Take-a-step-back-in-time-at-Newgrange-79077682.html Take a step back in time at Newgrange (IrishCentral) Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:43:18 PST
By: DARA MCBRIDE

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