Dr. Muiris O’Sullivan

Well, Newgrange is located in County Meath in Ireland, north of Dublin, and it's a particularly fertile area of Ireland with very good land. So I suppose that's the first thing to bear in mind. And through it flows the River Boyne, which is not the longest river in Ireland, but for some reason seems to be the one that mythologically seems to have been the most significant over time.

Well, Newgrange is located in County Meath in Ireland, north of Dublin, and it's a particularly fertile area of Ireland with very good land. So I suppose that's the first thing to bear in mind. And through it flows the River Boyne, which is not the longest river in Ireland, but for some reason seems to be the one that mythologically seems to have been the most significant over time.

Well, Newgrange is located in County Meath in Ireland, north of Dublin, and it's a particularly fertile area of Ireland with very good land. So I suppose that's the first thing to bear in mind. And through it flows the River Boyne, which is not the longest river in Ireland, but for some reason seems to be the one that mythologically seems to have been the most significant over time.

And the sort of same name as the river itself, this goddess was the mother of Aengus. And you mentioned Bru in the Boynia. The Bru is actually the stronghold or the sort of palace or the homestead of the god Aengus. It's the fortress of the Boyne, so to speak.

And the sort of same name as the river itself, this goddess was the mother of Aengus. And you mentioned Bru in the Boynia. The Bru is actually the stronghold or the sort of palace or the homestead of the god Aengus. It's the fortress of the Boyne, so to speak.

And the sort of same name as the river itself, this goddess was the mother of Aengus. And you mentioned Bru in the Boynia. The Bru is actually the stronghold or the sort of palace or the homestead of the god Aengus. It's the fortress of the Boyne, so to speak.

and it's supposed to have been inhabited by the god Aengus, a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the pre-Celtic people and the understanding of those people, or the pre-Irish, really. Aengus was the son of Boyne herself, of the river Boyne, and of the great Celtic god, the doctor of the great Tuatha Dé Danann god. So in mythology alone, it's actually a very significant place.

and it's supposed to have been inhabited by the god Aengus, a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the pre-Celtic people and the understanding of those people, or the pre-Irish, really. Aengus was the son of Boyne herself, of the river Boyne, and of the great Celtic god, the doctor of the great Tuatha Dé Danann god. So in mythology alone, it's actually a very significant place.

and it's supposed to have been inhabited by the god Aengus, a member of the Tuatha Dé Danann, the pre-Celtic people and the understanding of those people, or the pre-Irish, really. Aengus was the son of Boyne herself, of the river Boyne, and of the great Celtic god, the doctor of the great Tuatha Dé Danann god. So in mythology alone, it's actually a very significant place.

Now, what's very interesting about that is that The other sites in the Boyne Valley are Nouth and Douth, and indeed the newly discovered site at Douth Hall, which is underneath an 18th century period house. These three sites, they all show signs of a lot of activity in early medieval times, with souterrains, underground passages being built into the mounds.

Now, what's very interesting about that is that The other sites in the Boyne Valley are Nouth and Douth, and indeed the newly discovered site at Douth Hall, which is underneath an 18th century period house. These three sites, they all show signs of a lot of activity in early medieval times, with souterrains, underground passages being built into the mounds.

Now, what's very interesting about that is that The other sites in the Boyne Valley are Nouth and Douth, and indeed the newly discovered site at Douth Hall, which is underneath an 18th century period house. These three sites, they all show signs of a lot of activity in early medieval times, with souterrains, underground passages being built into the mounds.

In the case of Nouth, houses were being built on the edge of the mound, and indeed mounds part of the mound and all of this early medieval activity in the case of now caused quite some instability within the megalithic tomb because they were robbing stones and so on they were in and out of the tombs writing graffiti in them But strangely enough, not at Newgrange.

In the case of Nouth, houses were being built on the edge of the mound, and indeed mounds part of the mound and all of this early medieval activity in the case of now caused quite some instability within the megalithic tomb because they were robbing stones and so on they were in and out of the tombs writing graffiti in them But strangely enough, not at Newgrange.

In the case of Nouth, houses were being built on the edge of the mound, and indeed mounds part of the mound and all of this early medieval activity in the case of now caused quite some instability within the megalithic tomb because they were robbing stones and so on they were in and out of the tombs writing graffiti in them But strangely enough, not at Newgrange.

There's no evidence at Newgrange of this sort of intensive early medieval activity. And I often wonder if that's to do with the fact that it's associated with this god Angus and it's a very special place in mythology. So it may well have protected the site. So that's, so to speak.

There's no evidence at Newgrange of this sort of intensive early medieval activity. And I often wonder if that's to do with the fact that it's associated with this god Angus and it's a very special place in mythology. So it may well have protected the site. So that's, so to speak.

There's no evidence at Newgrange of this sort of intensive early medieval activity. And I often wonder if that's to do with the fact that it's associated with this god Angus and it's a very special place in mythology. So it may well have protected the site. So that's, so to speak.

And the reason I'm going on about this is that the Boyne, of course, seems to have been a key factor in the location of these tombs. Because the other group of tombs is at Loch Crewe, over in the western part of County Meath. And these overlook the valley of the Blackwater River, which actually is a tributary of the River Boyne.

And the reason I'm going on about this is that the Boyne, of course, seems to have been a key factor in the location of these tombs. Because the other group of tombs is at Loch Crewe, over in the western part of County Meath. And these overlook the valley of the Blackwater River, which actually is a tributary of the River Boyne.