The megalithic chamber tomb in Cairn T, the main monument on the site, is aligned with sunrise on the equinoxes. That’s when ...

Surrounded by the castle’s storied walls, I felt the weight of history blend seamlessly with the warmth of Irish hospitality.

Lifeguards rescue tens of thousands of people from rip currents in the U.S. every year, but it is estimated that 100 people are killed by rip currents annually. If caught in a rip current, don’t fight ...

The winter solstice is a significant astronomical event that marks the shortest day and longest night of the year. In the Northern Hemisphere, this occurs annually around December 21 or ...

Speaking after the sunrise this morning, Ms Nowack outlined why the couple felt they had to return to Ireland for a second ... chamber of the passage tomb. Newgrange, along with the prehistoric ...

most notably at Newgrange, but also at Slieve Gullion. Set at an altitude of more than 570m, Slieve Gulllion is home to the highest surviving passage tomb in Northern Ireland. To the passing eye ...

A large crowd gathered in front of the ancient Celtic passage tomb at Newgrange on ... of the Irish Wolfhound Club of Ireland. For Redmond, December 21st at Newgrange is a very special day.

Newgrange is a prehistoric monument thought to have been built by the Neolithics over 5,000 years ago so that the sun shone on the ashes of their dead in the tomb, representing a sign of rebirth.

Some of Ireland’s most ancient sites including Navan Fort in Co Armagh and ... The annual solstice gathering also took at Newgrange in Co Meath, a Neolithic passage tomb which dates to 3,200 BC, and a ...

There is a Winter Solstice livestream from Newgrange this morning to mark the ... of the 19-metre long passage inside the 5,200 year-old tomb. Hundreds of people have gathered in county Meath ...

Newgrange, a Neolithic passage tomb that is older than the pyramids in Egypt, is located in the Boyne Valley, Co Meath. It features a 19m-long passage that leads into a chamber with three alcoves.