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| DSCN3132.JPG Teamhair ar Ri (Tara of the Kings) |
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DSCN3136.JPG Church at entrance to sanctuary |
DSCN3138.JPG Remnant of old church |
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| DSCN3139.JPG Mound of the Hostages |
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DSCN3141.JPG Summit with the king stone and a memorial to the 1798 rebels |
DSCN3142.JPG The coronation stone |
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| DSCN3143.JPG Smaller than I expected! |
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DSCN3145.JPG Tara - Forrad from Tech Cormair |
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DSCN3149.JPG Rath of the Synods |
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| DSCN3150.JPG Newgrange |
DSCN3151.JPG Knowth ('Knova', Cnogbha) |
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| DSCN3154.JPG Views of Knowth you can get without paying |
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DSCN3157.JPG Newgrange |
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DSCN3159.JPG Newgrange |
DSCN3160.JPG Entrance with roof box to let light in |
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DSCN3163.JPG Entrance |
DSCN3164.JPG Sunset |
DSCN3167.JPG Roof box and lintel stone |
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DSCN3172.JPG Newgrange |
DSCN3173.JPG Dowth - Dubadh, the Darkness |
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DSCN3177.JPG Manor/Castle next to Dowth |
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| DSCN3178.JPG Dowth |
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DSCN3195.JPG Stream near Oldbridge |
DSCN3196.JPG Boyne near the Battle site |
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DSCN3200.JPG Drogheda in distance |
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DSCN3203.JPG Battle of Boyne site |
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| DSCN3210.JPG Newgrange from the hotel |
DSCN3211.JPG Newgrange at sunset |
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DSCN3215.JPG Hotel |
DSCN3216.JPG and back to Newgrange in the morning |
DSCN3217.JPG The Boyne at Newgrange |
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| DSCN3218.JPG Visitor center |
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DSCN3221.JPG Boyne |
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| DSCN3222.JPG Boyne |
DSCN3223.JPG Walk across... |
DSCN3224.JPG and to the buses |
DSCN3225.JPG Knowth |
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| DSCN3226.JPG Knowth |
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DSCN3228.JPG It had a Norman fort on top |
DSCN3229.JPG Prehistoric art |
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DSCN3231.JPG Surrounded by smaller tombs |
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DSCN3235.JPG Serpent or river? |
DSCN3236.JPG The steps cover a Viking age Irish house |
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| DSCN3238.JPG To escape the Vikings they could hide in the tomb via a passage |
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DSCN3241.JPG Medieval grain storage |
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| DSCN3242.JPG Excavated passage grave |
DSCN3243.JPG Knowth entrance |
DSCN3244.JPG Phallic stone and entrance stone |
DSCN3245.JPG Woodhenge |
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DSCN3252.JPG Back side of kerbstone from inside tomb |
DSCN3253.JPG Interior of mound |
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| DSCN3254.JPG Inside Knowth |
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DSCN3257.JPG The other, iron age?, passage, to the top |
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| DSCN3259.JPG Entrances to the two passages (fenced alas) |
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DSCN3264.JPG Outside and to the top |
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DSCN3267.JPG Tara allegedly in the distance |
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DSCN3271.JPG Boyne from Knowth |
DSCN3272.JPG View from top of Knowth |
DSCN3273.JPG The medieval souterain emerges at the top |
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| DSCN3274.JPG Stones from the Norman wall |
DSCN3275.JPG Newgrange from Knowth |
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DSCN3279.JPG More neolithic art |
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DSCN3281.JPG Entrance to one of the small mounds |
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DSCN3283.JPG The other entrance to Knowth |
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DSCN3287.JPG Another side mound |
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