RISE is the official name given to the public art sculpture located at Broadway Roundabout in Belfast, Northern Ireland. However, it has been given unofficial,…
Hillsborough Castle and Gardens - Official residence of both the Queen and Secretary of State for Northern Ireland.
On our way to Dundalk. The Irish town that Dundalk, Maryland is named after.
Dundalk, Maryland is where Barb grew up.
The monastic site at Monasterboice is situated 5 miles north of Drogheda just off the N1. It dates back to the 6th century when it was founded by St Buite.…
The historic ruins of Monasterboice are of an early Christian settlement. Founded in the late 5th century by Saint Buite (who died around 521), it was an…
The West Cross, the tallest high cross in Ireland, is 7 metres high and there is an unusual crucifixion scene on the west face of this cross. The Round Tower…
The cross nearest the graveyard entrance is Muirdeach's Cross, an outstanding example of high crosses of the Early Christian period in Ireland. It is a…
Brú na Bóinne Visitor Centre Newgrange and Knowth
Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth - Brú na Bóinne or "mansion or palace of the Boyne", also called the Boyne Valley tombs, is an ancient monument complex…
Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth - It is one of the world's most important Neolithic landscapes, comprising at least ninety monuments including passage…
Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth - The passage tombs of Brú na Bóinne are especially famous for their megalithic art. This art, predominantly spirals,…
Brú na Bóinne is not just a collection of isolated monuments but a complex, interconnected ceremonial landscape. The newly discovered henges near Newgrange,…
Brú na Bóinne stands as a testament to the ingenuity and complexity of Neolithic society. Its passage tombs, henges, and art are not just historical structures…
Brú na Bóinne is also an important archaeoastronomical site; several of the passage tombs are aligned with the winter solstice and equinoxes.
The site is dominated by the passage tombs of Newgrange (Sí an Bhrú), Knowth (Cnogbha) and Dowth (Dubhadh), built during the 32nd century BC, making it older…
Brú na Bóinne - Knowth - A layer of white quartz stones was found at the entrances to the great mound. The same was found at the entrance to Newgrange, and the…
Brú na Bóinne - Knowth contains more than a third of the total number of examples of megalithic art in all of Western Europe; over 200 decorated stones were…
Brú na Bóinne - Newgrange and Knowth
Brú na Bóinne - We got to explore the top of Knowth. The mound is about 40 feet high and 220 feet in diameter.