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First Light: The Origins of Newgrange addresses why Newgrange was constructed and what was its purpose.
In the Boyne Valley, through Newgrange we have evidence not only of extraordinary physical accomplishments,
but of tremendous acts of imagination; a testament to rich and developed inner worlds. In this book,
it is proposed that the concept of an otherworld which could be embodied by and accessed through passage
tombs was a central motivator in passage tomb construction from its earliest beginnings.
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In Newgrange - Monument to Immortality
Anthony Murphy looks beyond the archaeology and the astronomy to reveal a much more profound
and sacred vision of the very spirit of the people who built Newgrange.
Many people who visit the ancient and magnificent Newgrange monument in the Boyne Valley are
driven by some deep longing to connect with their most distant roots.
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In Newgrange Archaeology, Art and Legend Professor
Michael O'Kelly presents the full results of his excavations at Newgrange between 1962 and 1975. Every stage in the excavation, interpretation
and restoration of the site is described and illustrated with additional
contributions from Claire O'Kelly, who collaborated in her husband's work
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Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne by
Geraldine Stout. This wonderful 236 page historical geography of the Boyne Valley covers 7000 years, from
prehistory to the twentieth century. The megalithic mounds at Newgrange, Knowth and
Dowth are extensively covered.
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Exploring Newgrange by
Liam Mac Uistin. An good
introduction to Newgrange and the other Boyne Valley Tombs at Knowth and Dowth.
This very readable and well structured compact book includes drawings, maps and photographs.
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Newgrange and the New Science by Kieran Comerford.
An engineer by training Kieran spent eight years investigating the purpose
for which Newgrange was built. He concluded that this Neolithic World Heritage Site
in the Boyne Valley, County Meath, represented the culmination of a huge project which began
in County Sligo and progressed south-eastwards through a series of developments.
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The Stones of Time - Calendars, Sundials and Stone
Chambers of Ancient Ireland by Martin Brennan. First
published in 1983 as The Stars and the Stones. The stone complexes of
ancient Ireland have been extensively excavated and studied, yet they have
refused to give up their mystery. The real function of these ancient structures
can be understood only when the art and architecture are seen to be parts of a
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Newgrange - Temple to Life by Chris O'Callaghan challenges the claim that
Newgrange was a burial tomb. Chris O'Callaghan argues that the
classification of Newgrange as a passage grave "seriously
misrepresents" what the ancient people who built the monument were about.
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Newgrange Speaks for Itself:
Forty Carved Motifs & Related Site Features by Jacqueline Ingalls Garnett.
Firmly grounded in Newgrange's structure and engravings, this book offers revolutionary
insights into its religion and its science. Forty motifs are explained as emblems of features meant to ensure life beyond the grave,
including the nine "rungs" in the passage, the "leak" in the chamber, the stone bowl and marbles,
and sightlines through the vault.
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Newgrange: The Mystery of the Chequered Lights
by Hugh Kearns. More than 5,000 years ago, an extraordinary race of people lived in Ireland.
Farmers, engineers and astronomers, they carved their knowledge into history with tools made of Flint.
At the bend of the River Boyne,
they built a supremely accurate observatory, a repository of their ingenuity.
It is a monument to immortality - with a twist.
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Private Tour with pick up and return to your accommodation.
Newgrange World Heritage site, the 10th century High Crosses at Monasterboice,
Hill of Tara the seat of the High Kings, Bective Abbey and Trim Castle
the largest Norman castle in Ireland
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