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

River Boyne and Canal side by side

Thanks to Michael Fox - www.Newgrange.com - for sharing these photos:

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

Reeds have narrowed the apparent width of the river.

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

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

below is a drawing of rock art at Newgrange

Dowth