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- Bru na Boinne

Bru na Boinne - where the Boyne bends in a great loop around ancient monuments

River Boyne and Canal side by side

canal and river

bru na boinne sweep  newgrange

The photo below was taken Mid-summer's day 24 June 2009.

Reeds have narrowed the apparent width of the river.

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above picture of the entrance to Newgrange from: Celtic Myth and Legend  by Charles Squire  1905

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above Newgrange picture from: Irish Pictures drawn with Pen and Pencil by Richard Lovett 1888

below is a drawing of rock art at Newgrange

newgrange pecking

boyne meadowsweet  boyne newgrange

 

Dowth

dowth kerb stone art

 samhain sunset behind newgrange

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Page last updated: 3rd Dec 2011