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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 roughly 20 feet tall.

Today we left Dublin in a hire car for the county side. After some minor hicups in the airport (did a lap) we finally found our way out of there. Our first stop was Newgrange and Knowth. These are ancient tombs and places of worship according to the tour guides. To describe them would be massive, man made rock formations with various tunnels and...

After a tasty breakfast at McDonalds, we caught our bus tour right in front of our hotel to head north from Dublin. As we traveled through the north side of town, we were told that the north side of the river was once the posh end of town, mostly built during the reigns of the Georges. Later, however, the wealth moved south of the river and many...