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Exploring Newgrange by Liam Mac Uistin is an excellent
introduction to Newgrange and the other Brú na Bóinne Megalithic Passage Tombs
at Knowth and Dowth. This very readable book includes maps, reconstruction
drawings and photographs. At 111 pages this book is certainly not an in-depth
academic study of the wonderful and mysterious Boyne Valley Monuments.
Exploring Newgrange is written in an encyclopaedia type style which will suit readers who are
just beginning to learn about Newgrange.
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In Newgrange Archaeology, Art and Legend
Professor 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 at Newgrange.
This book is a must for anyone with a serious interest in Newgrange, while written for the
general reader, it is academic in its approach.
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Powerful Places in Ireland
by Elyn Aviva & Gary White is not your usual guidebook.
It is not about visiting places, it's about experiencing them.
Boyne Valley Powerful Places included in the book: Newgrange, Knowth, Dowth,
Lady Well at Slane Castle, Hill of Slane, Hill of Tara, Monasterboice, Rathmore Church,
Balgeeth Sheela-na-gig, Fourknocks, Loughcrew (Sliabh na Caillí), Tlachtga, Hill of Ward and
St Ciarán’s Well.
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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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Newgrange and the Bend of the Boyne by Geraldine Stout. This wonderful 260 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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Spirit Stones, Unraveling the Megalithic Mysteries
of Western Europe's Prehistoric Monuments by Dianne Ebertt
Beeaff. Spirit Stones unearths society’s ancient
lessons; their secrets long-buried in the relics of the Neolithic Era and Bronze
Age civilizations. Sharing both the pragmatic and spiritual significance of
Western Europe’s prehistoric stone monuments, stone circles and burial chambers,
Beeaff challenges readers to reflect on humanity’s common ancestry, culture and
connection.
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Treasures of the Boyne Valley
by Peter Harbison.
Well presented book on the Boyne Valley, covering it's history, the
landscape and the peoples who have left their imprint since
pre-history. The section on Newgrange and the other stone age sites
of the Boyne Valley comprises 24 pages.
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Chris O'Callaghan in his book
Newgrange - Temple to Life puts forward the case that
the passage tomb description of Newgrange is incorrect. Chris states "I propose
that the commonly coined 'passage grave / burial tomb' description seriously
misrepresents what the leaders, astronomers, architects, engineers, artists,
builders, as well as the hundreds of workers, achieved on the Newgrange ridge
over 5,000 years ago: a fusion of belief, astronomy, engineering and logistics
that works as efficiently today as when declared open for business over 5,000 years ago"
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Art through the Eyes of the Soul by Cheryl Rose-Hall.
In this book of color paintings and background information on sacred sites and mythology,
Cheryl shares the unique painting technique that she has developed.
As a sensitive, she shares how she paints by attuning to her subjects through the eyes
and spirals out from that central point. Using historical data along with her psychic
impressions, she creates empowered works of art based on sacred sites and their mythology.
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Illustrated
Guide to Newgrange and other Boyne Monuments by
Claire O'Kelly.
This Guide is the result of intensive research into every aspect of the
wonderful prehistoric monument that is Newgrange and this third edition (first
printed in 1978) brings together all the discoveries made during the
excavations, 1962 -1975.
It is half as long again as the previous edition and incorporates completely new
material as well as widening its scope to include the other Boyne monuments.
These are illustrated by new text figures and new plates.
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Meath: The Royal County by John Quinn with paintings by Gerry Flaherty.
Meath treasures include the largest medieval castle in Ireland at Trim and the
World Heritage megalithic tombs at Newgrange, Knowth and Dowth in the Boyne
Valley. The book is a collaboration between well-known Ballivor author and
former RTE radio producer John Quinn and Navan artist Gerry Flaherty, who
provides a series of oil paintings.
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William Seven, author of
Sacred Sky Sacred Bond,
postulates that humanity has lost its course because humanity has lost its connection with the heavens.
“For as long as men and women have walked our planet, the skies of day and night have not only been a practical tool,
but also a source of divine inspiration,”
The oldest known Archaeoastronomical site is Newgrange in Ireland. But perhaps Stonehenge on the
Salisbury Plain in England is the best known. Other structures built to connect the heavens
and earth include the pyramids on the Giza plateau in Egypt and the pyramids and observatories
of the Maya, Inca and Aztecs in Central and South America.
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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. More ...
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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. More ...
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The Boyne - A Valley of Kings by Henry Boylan.
The author follows the course of the river Boyne, taking the reader
on visits to the famous sites and ancient monuments at Newgrange,
Tara, Kells, Monasterboice etc and giving a fascinating and lively
narrative on the people, events and legends of the area.
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Outposts of Celtica: History and Heroes of the Celtic World
by J.P. MacLean.
The surviving Celtic world of today, though vibrant and engaging in itself, is only a remnant
of the culture that once dominated most of Europe and parts of Asia. From the Anatolian plains
in present day Turkey to the Highlands of Scotland, the tribal Celts reigned supreme across this
vast expanse for over four hundred years.
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Pre-Christian Ireland - From the First Settlers to the Early Celts by Peter Harbison.
Although one of the last corners of Europe to have been settled by man, Ireland
is particularly rich in prehistoric remains. The great passage-tomb of
Newgrange, dating to the fourth millennium BC, has become internationally famous
since the discovery of its orientation towards the rising sun at the
winter
solstice, and excavations at the neighbouring tomb of
Knowth have given unprecedented
insight into the wealth of Irish megalithic art. More ...
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On
Ancient Roads: Recollections, History and Folklore of County Meath by Anthony Holten.
On Ancient Roads is a lively tale which takes the reader on a journey through history and the radically changing
landscape of County Meath. Tony Holten describes the
landscape as it was, highlighting what has been lost to ‘progress’.
Illustrated with over 100 photographs and maps, the book traces the evolution of the road network, reflecting on a
lost landscape that was once the crucible of ancient Irish culture.
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Inside the Neolithic Mind:
Consciousness, Cosmos and the Realm of the Gods by David Lewis-Williams and David Pearce.
An exploration of how brain structure and cultural content interacted in the
Neolithic period 10,000 years ago to produce unique life patterns and belief
systems. What do the headless figures found in the famous paintings at
Çatalhöyük in Turkey have in common with the interlinked spirals carved on the
monumental tombs at Newgrange and Knowth in Ireland? How can the concepts of
"birth," "death," and "wild" cast light on the changes in relationships between
people and animals?
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Tara and the Ark of the Covenant
by Mairéad Carew covers a search for the Ark of the Covenant by
British-Israelites. They dug the Hill of Tara in their quest to find the Ark of the Covenant between the years 1899 and 1902. What were their reasons for doing so, and were they successful? And what was the "Great Irish-Hebraic-cryptogramic hieroglyph" and the Freemason connection?
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Irish Passage Graves: Neolithic tomb-builders
in Ireland and Britain 2500 B.C by Michael Herity.
Published in 1974 by Irish University Press, Dublin, Ireland.
The book presents a description of the tombs, art, burials and grave-goods,
and then attempts a reconstruction of the everyday life of their builders:
subsistence, habitations, technology, even the industries of this remarkable
people, the remains of whose civilization we call the Boyne Culture.
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