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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. - Andy Spearman The Drogheda Railway Viaduct, built in the 1850s, is an impressive feat of engineering located in the Boyne Valley. - Andy Spearman 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. - Andy Spearman 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. - Andy Spearman Spectacular Autumn light and color at The Horse Bridge on the Boyne Navigation at Oldbridge near Drogheda, Co. Louth. - Andy Spearman The spires and roofs of Drogheda, Co. Louth, are covered with a layer of snow one day this past winter. - Andy Spearman The verdant banks of the River Boyne near Newgrange - Andy Spearman Beaulieu woods, near Drogheda, in the autumn - Andy Spearman 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. - Andy Spearman 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. - Andy Spearman 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. - Andy Spearman 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. - Andy Spearman A winter sunrise at Laytown beach - Andy Spearman

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golfingfan | Aug 22, 2010, 09:44 AM EDT
Brought back fond memories of my three week trip to Ireland a few years ago. Wonderful photos. Spent time in the Boyne Valley.

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CoThomas | Mar 27, 2010, 01:34 PM EDT
Prime.Excellent.Informing!

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stripes | Mar 17, 2010, 10:23 AM EDT
This is just plain beutiful

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Alphonse | Nov 19, 2009, 04:41 PM EST
All of these pictures are simply so Awesome....

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Posted by golfingfan on August 22,2010 | 06:44AM
Brought back fond memories of my three week trip to Ireland a few years ago. Wonderful photos. Spent time in the Boyne Valley.
Posted by on March 27,2010 | 10:34AM
Prime.Excellent.Informing!
Posted by stripes on March 17,2010 | 07:23AM
This is just plain beutiful
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