Chit Chat
There is currently 1 person viewing this thread.
celebrate the true reason for this holiday.
this short video shows newgrange in ireland.
built some 5000 years ago , its design was such to allow a shaft of sunlight to travel its length and light up the tomb twice a year at solstice.
an engineering feat which i think rivals both stonehenge and the pyramids.
heres the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6XAFJ_FdOA
this short video shows newgrange in ireland.
built some 5000 years ago , its design was such to allow a shaft of sunlight to travel its length and light up the tomb twice a year at solstice.
an engineering feat which i think rivals both stonehenge and the pyramids.
heres the link
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P6XAFJ_FdOA
sort by:
Show
per page
Replies: 14
|
By:
An absolutely fascinating place to visit, which I did during the time I was doing my family tree. The tour is awe inspiring. How did they move those massive stones all the way from the Mountains of Mourne thousands of years ago?
|
|
By:
Good that, thanks.
|
|
By:
did you visit the hill of tara when you were there?
that whole area is covered with similar constructions. here are a few links you may find of interest. http://www.mythicalireland.com/ancientsites/tara/ http://www.discoveryprogramme.ie/res_tara_surv_topo.html http://www.stonepages.com/ireland/ireland.html |
|
By:
I did indeed. My great, great, great Grandfather was a native of Westmeath.
You can almost hear the whispers of the generations from the top of that hill. Until someone tries to see you a wee trinket :^0 |
|
By:
The Inca trail in peru, there are lots of similar to these, all linked with the solstice's. Did they know something we don't, back then? I hope so :)
|
|
By:
Anybody read Ireland; The Novel by Frank Delaney. It gives an interesting fictional account of the construction.
My favourite chapter was 'Jimmy Hanley, the only man who could handle Handel.' |
|
By:
johnn , it is a beautiful part of the country , did you know they are trying to build a road over it?
there are many links and sites on this , http://www.savetara.com/ was there myself last week , pishing down and freezing , even the most determined trinket sellers couldnt be out in that. did meet a local girl who invited us to a carol service and mulled wine :) a chance event. heading to newgrange wednesday morning so hopefully get a good sunrise. havent read the book but will go to amazon and order it. thanks |
|
By:
Just had the lady from the visitor centre on local radio. She said no sun this morning, but the last 2 days were brilliant. There's a public ballot to get in around solstice time.
I can't believe they want to build a road over it. |
|
By:
is that LMFM?
i listened to that the other week for the first time when i was down there , guy was talking about john lennons death and said so many things that id not been aware of , played a few of his songs and chatted away , then did the bingo numbers :) you just dont get quality like that in the UK ! |
|
By:
Radio's Cornwall/Devon/Jersey/Guernsey combined. They did a feature on Newgrange which was recorded in the summer, and they phoned her back tonight.
|
|
By:
devon/cornwall is a great place , was there in the summer and seen those morris dancers.
doesnt feel like the rest of england there, whatever that means |
|
By:
This may be of interest to you, Maeshowe in Orkney. Also links to Skara Brae lived in in 3100 BC.
http://www.maeshowe.co.uk/ |
|
By:
thanks for that link.
fascinates me how they aligned and built these things , all over the world too , 5000 years ago. what the purpose was etc. quite a feat |
|
By:
Thanks for that. Quite fabulous and i hope to visit someday.
|