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Newgrange (Celtic Woman)

admin — Tue, 13 Jul 2010 15:34:10 +0000

The song “newgrange” from “celtic woman : a new journey”

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“Newgrange (Irish: Sí an Bhrú) is a passage tomb of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath. It is one of the most famous prehistoric sites in the world, and indeed the most famous of all Irish prehistoric sites. Newgrange was built in such a way that at dawn on the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, a narrow beam of sunlight for a very short time illuminates the floor of the chamber at the end of the long passageway.”

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Co. Sligo ‘Sidhe Gaoithe’ Christmas Mummers

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 03:21:12 +0000

As the days grew shorter approaching the winter solstice it seemed to our remote ancestors that the waning sun was in imminent danger of disappearing altogether. In earlier times human or animal sacrifice was offered to placate the gods. When this ceased people knew that something had to be done that would please these all-powerful, mysterious deities so they would restore the light, allow the days to lengthen and the forces of normality rebirth and regrowth to return.
At Newgrange in the Boyne valley the shaft of light entering the chamber on the shortest day of the year did the trick. From time immemorial in Ireland the Christmas Mummers have practised sympathetic magic to achieve the same result. Following the struggle between the two hero figures representing the fight between the forces of light and darkness one falls to the ground. He represents the death of the old year. Dr Brown arrives and by his magical incantations cures the fallen body. He can achieve any consequence he desires simply by simulating the problem, treating it, and transferring the desired result by a process of cause and effect to the dysfunctional unit: in this case the movement of the sun and planets.
Taking their name from the Sidhe Gaoithe (Fairy Whirlwind) of Irish folklore our Sligo Mummers is part of that unbroken living tradition. (More at www.sligoheritage.com)

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time-lapse part 3

admin — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 17:10:09 +0000

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the day before the shortest day of the year ,time lapse by sean collins,

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Clannad ~ Newgrange

admin — Sat, 10 Apr 2010 17:21:11 +0000

Performed By: Clannad

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Newgrange (Irish: Dún Fhearghusa) is one of the passage tombs of the Brú na Bóinne complex in County Meath, one of the most famous … all » prehistoric sites in the world and the most famous of all Irish prehistoric sites. Newgrange was built in such a way that at dawn on the shortest day of the year, the winter solstice, a narrow beam of sunlight for a very short time illuminates the floor of the chamber at the end of the long passageway. Originally built between c.3300-2900 BC according to Carbon-14 dates (Grogan 1991), it is more than 500 years older than the Great Pyramid of Giza in Egypt, and predates Stonehenge trilithons by about 1,000 years (although the earliest stages of Stonehenge are roughly contemporary with Newgrange).

In the Neolithic period, Newgrange continued as a focus of ceremonial activity. New monuments added to the site included a timber circle to the south-east of the main mound and a smaller timber circle to the west. The eastern timber circle consisted of five concentric rows of pits. The outer row contained wooden posts. The next row of pits had clay linings and was used to burn animal remains. The three inner rows of pits were dug to accept the animal remains. Within the circle were post and stake holes associated with Beaker pottery and flint flakes. The western timber circle consisted of two concentric rows of parallel postholes and pits defining a circle 20 m in diameter.

A concentric mound of clay was constructed around the southern and western sides of the mound and covered a structure consisting of two parallel lines of post and ditches that had been partly burnt. A free-standing circle of large stones was constructed encircling the mound. Near the entrance, 17 hearths were used to set fires. These structures at Newgrange are generally contemporary with a number of Henges known from the Boyne Valley, at Newgrange Site A, Newgrange Site O, Dowth Henge and Monknewtown Henge. «

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Winter Solstice at Newgrange, Ireland: E-Learning Curve Blog

admin — Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:10:05 +0000

This 9-minute video is a recording of the 2007 Winter Solstice event at Newgrange neolithic monument in Ireland. On the shortest day of the year in the northern hemisphere, the passage and chamber of Newgrange are illuminated by the winter solstice sunrise. A shaft of sunlight shines through the roof box over the entrance and penetrates the passage to light up the chamber. The dramatic event lasts for 17 minutes at dawn on the Winter Solstice and for a few mornings either side of the Winter Solstice.

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Newgrange Winter Solstice

admin — Fri, 26 Mar 2010 21:38:16 +0000

http://www.lookaroundireland.com/insidenewgrange.php On the 21st December each year a beam of sunlight shines up the passageway to light the central chamber of Newgrange.
This are images taken during several visits at this time to the music titled Newgrange by Clannad.

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