Newgrange Slane

Day 3 we got up very early to have another Full Irish Breakfast. The dining room in Tigh Catháin was adorable. Marie had very fancy china set out with orange juice in wine goblets and cute little containers of home-made jam. This place didn’t scrimp on a full breakfast either. The meal started with toast and jam, coffee or tea, then came the …

This morning Emma woke up at 6.30am and she got a change and feed and was put back to bed. Thankfully, she went back to sleep. Matt and I had stayed up late watching a movie so we needed a bit more sleep before we could get up. Emma woke up again at quarter past eight and we got dressed and went up to the restaurant for breakfast at 8.30am.
< …

Today we traveled to Newgrange which is claimed to be over 5000 years old, which makes it older than Stonehenge and the Pyramids. It was an ancient burial site where they built a large dome-like structure and had different niches inside where they would put the deceased. It seemed like an amazing thing to accomplish with the resources they had …

Omaha 3-10-12, 1 PM original and 2 PM actual
Chicago 3-10-12
London 3-11-12
Dublin 3-11-12


3-10-12
We drive to Omaha and arrive at airport early. Park in long term parking and hop the bus and arrive at the airport, OMA. We walk in and there is a line at the United counter about 70 people long. It was moving quickly so …

Up until 3 days ago, the past week and a half its been beautiful weather, just what I needed. I visited the Grand Canal right behind my school 4 days in a row, went on a few jogs and finished the Hunger Games Trilogy that started on its way to Spain. Shannon and I went and saw the movie and was slightly dissapointed but overall it was pretty good. …

Greetings folks,

I'm excited to report a brief summary of my weekend excursions which took me to Newgrange, Drogheda, Slane, Trim, and Knowth (all north of Dublin). An Aussie friend and fellow international student did some research about the tombs that are located in Newgrange and Knowth, so on Saturday morning we (two Aussies and one …

We finally drove onto the ferry at about 3.30am. We left Holyhead harbour at 4am. On the ferry we did a bit of duty free shopping, then we found a comfy spot (after having sandwiches and drinks) and dozed.

We arrived in Dublin at about 7am and decided not to stay so we drove out to Newgrange.

Newgrange is a tomb constructed by …

Today me and Kayla took a tour to the Boyne Valley to visit Newgrange, which is a 5,000 year old tomb from the Neolithic era. We just wanted to get out of the apartment and go on an adventure and it happened to be an absolutely gorgeous day out which we were not expecting. I don't think I've ever seen it so lovely out, the sky looked unreal and the …

Joy had some time off for her school's winter break, and I was lucky enough to have her company in Dublin for a long weekend! The timing worked out well, falling at the beginning of my Reading Week and the end of a very busy stretch of work for me. It's really nice to have visitors. It makes day trips and sightseeing much more fun, and I had the …

I couldn't let the rest of the Raffels go back to the Midwest without seeing Newgrange. It is just too cool and unique, so I toured it again. We actually had the same tour guide, and Joy will be happy to know he was wearing the hat we liked so much. The tour was a lot more crowded. We had to wait over an hour to get on one of them, and then it was …

... in Ireland. In the morning Peter and Mary (yes, they're all named Mary) gave me an excellent breakfast and a lift to Newgrange and Knowth, the famed neolithic burial chambers. Anyone with any kind of interest in Neolithic people and art (Dad!) really ...

... ; It's amazing to realize that humankind had the capacity to create a structure like this so incredibly long ago. After seeing Newgrange, the information center's tour transport driver offered to call a friend of his who owned a taxi in the area.  ...

... a dissapointment. Maybe next time. Then on to Navan.  We're headed for the world's oldest building. The Pyramids?? Nope Newgrange Passage tomb has these beaten . These tombs - there are three that are open in the valley, and more ...

... Bru Na Boinne. This is a Neolithic acropolis one thousand years older than Stonehenge. The oldest structure is called Newgrange, predating the great pyramids of Egypt by six centuries. It is a flattened, round stone structure intricately designed. ...

Newgrange was built around 3200 BC and is older than the Great Pyramid in Egypt. It also is aligned with the winter solstice so the sun lights up the tomb. There are decorated stones around the perimeter and inside the tomb. The internal chamber is ...

... the landscape in the north, clearing to delicious blue skies and green pastures as we arrived in Co.Meath. Spent the afternoon at Newgrange (Bru na Boinne), which we all agreed was a highlight of our time here. With about 10 others, we were taken ...

... defunct.  We then travelled along some more hairy roads to visit Loughcrew Cairns.  These were much like the Newgrange, however a lot smaller and suggested much older.  The artwork and intricity of design was also very ...

... use the inner bits to bury their dead.  The interesting parts are that they are lined up with astronomical events.  Newgrange lines up with the winter solstice, Dowth lines up with the summer solstice, and Knowth lines up with the equinoxes. ...

... sun's rays through a small opening into a chamber inside on December 21st of each year, the winter solstice.  Unfortunately, they wouldn't let us take pictures inside.  Here's the web site: http://www.newgrange.com/    Very cool ...

... the clinic loaned us a pair of crutches to facilitate our wounded travel warrior's movement throughout the day. Luckily, when we got to Newgrange, they loaned us a wheelchair so we could move her around even faster. So, on foot and wheels, we made our ...