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Title: Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 22-Dec-13, 06:52:48 AM A magical place, a magical moment.
http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hundreds-gather-at-newgrange-for-winter-solstice-celebration-29859371.html (http://www.independent.ie/irish-news/hundreds-gather-at-newgrange-for-winter-solstice-celebration-29859371.html) Title: Re: Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland Post by: Donna on 22-Dec-13, 07:52:00 AM ....and a magical post! Thanks Bobbie! :thumbsup:
Title: Re: Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 22-Dec-13, 07:54:44 AM Never managed to be one of the lucky ones chosen to be inside the tumulus at the Solstice... but have been there on many other occasions. An ancient spirit lives there.
Title: Re: Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland Post by: patsy6 on 22-Dec-13, 09:25:17 AM Thanks for posting, Bobbie. I too have been to Newgrange not on the winter solstice. Even so, it is an awesome experience, in the truest sense of the word. It is a passage tomb, and while I wouldn't recommend the passage to anyone who is claustrophobic, the circular chamber at the end of it is fascinating. I'm an amateur historian, and love all things old. Newgrange is by far the oldest thing I've ever seen. At some 5,000 years old, it predates the Pyramid of Giza by 500 years and Stonehenge by 1,000 years.
Title: Re: Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 22-Dec-13, 09:30:04 AM Today, they control access to the site. I can remember, however, when one could just trundle on up to it and wander on in! Happy to have had that privilege. But restricted access is a must in these busy tourist times.
Title: Re: Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Co. Meath, Ireland Post by: Bobbie Ireland on 23-Dec-13, 05:32:19 AM Another good piece re Newgrange from The Irish Times...
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/solstice-pilgrims-hail-greatest-show-in-living-memory-1.1636195 (http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/heritage/solstice-pilgrims-hail-greatest-show-in-living-memory-1.1636195) |