Tag: IE – Brú na Bóinne – Archaeological Ensemble of the Bend of the Boyne

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The winter solstice happens every year on 21 December. Nowhere is the celebration more dramatic than at the passage tomb of Newgrange, which predates the pyramids.

Source: Newgrange: The Winter Solstice

A blast from the past: Boyne Valley

Source: A blast from the past: Boyne Valley

Sophie Goodall learns about Ireland’s brand-new Púca Festival, set to knock pumpkins off their pedestals.

Source: From mystical tombs to Samhain festivities – why Boyne Valley is the real home of Halloween